Publications by authors named "Ellie Pearce"
Previous experimental work showed that young adults reporting loneliness performed less well on emotion recognition tasks (Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy [DANVA-2]) if they were framed as indicators of social aptitude, but not when the same tasks were framed as indexing academic aptitude. Such findings suggested that undergraduates reporting loneliness possessed the social monitoring skills necessary to read the emotions underlying others' facial expressions, but that they choked under social pressure. It has also been found that undergraduates reporting loneliness have better recall for both positive and negative social information than their non-lonely counterparts.
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- The study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely affected individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions, highlighting their personal experiences and perceptions during this time.
- Through qualitative interviews with 49 participants conducted by researchers with lived mental health experiences, the research identifies exacerbated mental health issues, challenges in social connectivity, and varying access to mental health services.
- The findings emphasize the need for effective and equitable mental health care solutions, particularly remote options, and call for further research into the long-term effects of the pandemic, especially for marginalized BAME communities.