Although psychological researchers have long studied the implications of major crises, the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have confronted the global community of psychologists and psychological researchers with new challenges. This special issue contributes to the growing empirical literature on the immediate psychological implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. We present and discuss diverse work from authors that followed our call for papers in May 2020, shortly after the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The studies focus on the early phases of the pandemic by addressing (a) implications of the pandemic for psychological well-being and mental health, (b) psychological effects of lockdown scenarios as well as (c) individual compliance with COVID-19 prevention and intervention measures. We conclude by highlighting the need for new research efforts, with a special focus on low- and middle-income regions, international research collaborations and cross-cultural research designs.

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COVID-19 全球大流行的心理影响：特刊简介

尽管心理学研究人员长期以来一直在研究重大危机的影响，但 COVID-19 大流行的爆发和传播给全球心理学家和心理学研究人员社区带来了新的挑战。这一特刊有助于越来越多的关于 COVID-19 大流行直接心理影响的实证文献。在世界卫生组织宣布 COVID-19 为全球大流行病后不久，我们在 2020 年 5 月征集论文后，展示并讨论了作者的各种工作。这些研究侧重于大流行的早期阶段，解决 (a) 大流行对心理健康和心理健康的影响，(b) 封锁情景的心理影响以及 (c) 个人遵守 COVID-19 预防和干预措施。