A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling

Although the psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been evaluated in the literature, further research is needed, particularly on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological outcomes, is needed. This study aims to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aljaberi, Musheer A., Alareqe, Naser A., Alsalahi, Abdulsamad, Qasem, Mousa A., Noman, Sarah, Hossain Uzir, Md. Uzir, Mohammed, Lubna Ali, Abiddine Fares, Zine.El., Lin, Chung-Ying, Abdallah, Atiyeh M., Hamat, Rukman Awang, Mohd RaniI, Mohd Dzulkhairi
Format: Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100118/
_version_ 1848863229018636288
author Aljaberi, Musheer A.
Alareqe, Naser A.
Alsalahi, Abdulsamad
Qasem, Mousa A.
Noman, Sarah
Hossain Uzir, Md. Uzir
Mohammed, Lubna Ali
Abiddine Fares, Zine.El.
Lin, Chung-Ying
Abdallah, Atiyeh M.
Hamat, Rukman Awang
Mohd RaniI, Mohd Dzulkhairi
author_facet Aljaberi, Musheer A.
Alareqe, Naser A.
Alsalahi, Abdulsamad
Qasem, Mousa A.
Noman, Sarah
Hossain Uzir, Md. Uzir
Mohammed, Lubna Ali
Abiddine Fares, Zine.El.
Lin, Chung-Ying
Abdallah, Atiyeh M.
Hamat, Rukman Awang
Mohd RaniI, Mohd Dzulkhairi
author_sort Aljaberi, Musheer A.
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Although the psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been evaluated in the literature, further research is needed, particularly on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological outcomes, is needed. This study aims to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes (depression, anxiety, and insomnia). A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted using the following instruments: Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation model (SEM), multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling, and differential item functioning (DIF) were performed to analyze the collected data. According to the results, participants with PTSD (n = 360) showed a higher level of depression, anxiety, and insomnia than those without PTSD (n = 639). Among the participants, 36.5% experienced moderate to severe symptoms of depression, and 32.6% had mild depressive symptoms. Moreover, 23.7% of participants experienced moderate to severe anxiety symptoms, and 33.1% had mild anxiety symptoms. In addition, 51.5% of participants experienced symptoms of insomnia. In conclusion, the PTSD caused by COVID-19 is significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and insomnia at the level of latent constructs and observed variables.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T13:29:35Z
format Article
id upm-100118
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-15T13:29:35Z
publishDate 2022
publisher Public Library of Science
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1001182024-08-01T04:29:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100118/ A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling Aljaberi, Musheer A. Alareqe, Naser A. Alsalahi, Abdulsamad Qasem, Mousa A. Noman, Sarah Hossain Uzir, Md. Uzir Mohammed, Lubna Ali Abiddine Fares, Zine.El. Lin, Chung-Ying Abdallah, Atiyeh M. Hamat, Rukman Awang Mohd RaniI, Mohd Dzulkhairi Although the psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been evaluated in the literature, further research is needed, particularly on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological outcomes, is needed. This study aims to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes (depression, anxiety, and insomnia). A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted using the following instruments: Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation model (SEM), multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling, and differential item functioning (DIF) were performed to analyze the collected data. According to the results, participants with PTSD (n = 360) showed a higher level of depression, anxiety, and insomnia than those without PTSD (n = 639). Among the participants, 36.5% experienced moderate to severe symptoms of depression, and 32.6% had mild depressive symptoms. Moreover, 23.7% of participants experienced moderate to severe anxiety symptoms, and 33.1% had mild anxiety symptoms. In addition, 51.5% of participants experienced symptoms of insomnia. In conclusion, the PTSD caused by COVID-19 is significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and insomnia at the level of latent constructs and observed variables. Public Library of Science 2022-11-09 Article PeerReviewed Aljaberi, Musheer A. and Alareqe, Naser A. and Alsalahi, Abdulsamad and Qasem, Mousa A. and Noman, Sarah and Hossain Uzir, Md. Uzir and Mohammed, Lubna Ali and Abiddine Fares, Zine.El. and Lin, Chung-Ying and Abdallah, Atiyeh M. and Hamat, Rukman Awang and Mohd RaniI, Mohd Dzulkhairi (2022) A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling. PLoS ONE, 17 (11). art. no. e0277368. pp. 1-21. ISSN 1932-6203 (Submitted) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277368 10.1371/journal.pone.0277368
spellingShingle Aljaberi, Musheer A.
Alareqe, Naser A.
Alsalahi, Abdulsamad
Qasem, Mousa A.
Noman, Sarah
Hossain Uzir, Md. Uzir
Mohammed, Lubna Ali
Abiddine Fares, Zine.El.
Lin, Chung-Ying
Abdallah, Atiyeh M.
Hamat, Rukman Awang
Mohd RaniI, Mohd Dzulkhairi
A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
title A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
title_full A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
title_fullStr A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
title_full_unstemmed A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
title_short A cross-sectional study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
title_sort cross-sectional study on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on psychological outcomes: multiple indicators and multiple causes modeling
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100118/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100118/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100118/