Publications by authors named "P R van der Velden"
The Big Five personality factors (PF) are considered to be predictive of mental health problems, but it is unclear if these factors equally contributed to mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic. This prospective study aimed to fill this knowledge gap. For this purpose data was extracted from the population-based LISS-panel.
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- Research indicates that the effects of social media on mental health, particularly anxiety and depression in young people, depend on whether usage is interactive or passive.
- * The study utilized data from a Dutch panel over four years, focusing on young individuals aged 16-25 and their social media habits and mental health.
- * Findings suggest that passive social media use showed no significant relationship with mental health issues, while interactive use was linked to a decrease in such difficulties at one specific time point.
Aim: The extent to which recent potentially traumatic events (PTEs) hinder the recovery from pre-existing mental health problems is largely unknown. The same applies to the extent to which non-recovery from pre-existing mental health problems increases the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of the present study is to gain insight in these effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the data of the first six annual surveys of the large prospective population-based Dutch VICTIMS-study that started in 2018. Each survey systematically examines exposure to potential traumatic events in the past 12 months, including time of event and amount of stress during the event. Furthermore, each survey assesses anxiety and depression symptomatology, lack of social support, physical, mental, work, partner/family, religious, legal, administrative and financial problems, and problem-related services use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related restrictions globally impacted mental health, particularly for those with pre-existing severe mental illness (SMI). This qualitative study examined how adults with SMI perceived the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions in the Netherlands, focusing on their personal recovery, well-being and daily life, including an exploration of factors influencing these effects.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted, audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim.