From facts to feelings: Navigating the complexities of COVID-19 restrictions, perceptions, and mental well-being.

Objectives of the present study were to 1) examine accuracy of COVID-19 public health restriction knowledge and the impact of information source, 2) assess the effect of perceived level of restriction on perceived infection risk of COVID-19 infection and level of compliance with restrictions, and 3) investigate the relationship between mental health outcomes and perceived as well as actual level of restriction. Canadians (n = 5,051) completed an online survey between December 2020 and March 2021 assessing public health restriction knowledge, accuracy of this knowledge, information sources about COVID-19, perceived infection risk, compliance with restrictions, loneliness, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Approximately half of our sample had accurate knowledge of the restrictions in their region/province, which significantly differed by province.

Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Healthcare Workers: A Case Control Comparison From Three Cross Sectional Surveys.

Objective: The aim of the study is to describe mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and identify roles that predict distress among Canadian healthcare workers (HCWs).

Methods: Using data from three cross-sectional Canadian surveys, we compared 799 HCWs to demographically matched controls and compared HCWs with and without COVID-19 patient contact. Participants completed validated measures of depression, anxiety, trauma-related stress, alcohol problems, coping self-efficacy, and sleep quality.

Examining the components and stability of negative affect in disordered eating frequency.

Objective: There is a limited understanding of the unique components of negative affect that are most important to disordered eating. Our study tested the contributions and stabilities of unique components of negative affect in the frequency of both binge eating and restricted eating. We examined if: (1) symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress share unique, concurrent associations with binge eating and restricted eating, respectively, and if (2) instability of depression, anxiety, and stress predict binge eating and restricted eating, respectively.

Between- and Within-Person Correlates of Alcohol-Impaired Driving in First-Year University Students: The Roles of Impulsivity, Binge Drinking, Depression, and Anxiety.

Objective: University students are a high-risk demographic for alcohol-impaired driving (AID), a leading contributor to death and injury on Canadian roads. Although between-person correlates of AID are well established, little research has identified within-person correlates that elucidate when AID occurs. Accordingly, this study investigated whether between- and within-person variability in impulsivity, binge drinking, depression, and anxiety are associated with AID in university students.

Personality correlates of eating pathology severity and subtypes in The National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement.

Objective: We examined how personality traits are associated with eating pathology (EP) across a range of severities and symptom subtypes.

Method: The National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement (N = 10,148) was used to compare personality across severities (i.e.