Introduction: As the novel coronavirus rapidly spreads around the world it will become increasingly important to understand its psychological impacts on the larger population. Few studies have been conducted in this regard, which is unsurprising considering the sudden emergence of the disease. Methods: The present study looked at mood (anxiety and depression), stress, resilience, grit, perceived control, happiness, and satisfaction with life in two samples hailing from small towns in upstate New York. These outcomes were assessed at two time points: pre-coronavirus (November/December 2019) and peak-coronavirus (mid-April 2020). Results: Contrary to expectations, the results indicated no significant differences on any of the variables between the pre-coronavirus sample and the peak-coronavirus sample. Discussion: The results suggested that people, at least in this region of the United States and more broadly in smaller towns, may be psychologically coping with the pandemic to a better degree than might be expected. This finding may be useful to policy makers and health care workers.

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应对 COVID-19：大流行中的复原力和心理健康

简介：随着新型冠状病毒在世界范围内迅速传播，了解其对广大人群的心理影响将变得越来越重要。在这方面进行的研究很少，考虑到这种疾病的突然出现，这并不奇怪。方法：本研究考察了来自纽约州北部小镇的两个样本的情绪（焦虑和抑郁）、压力、复原力、毅力、感知控制、幸福和对生活的满意度。这些结果在两个时间点进行了评估：冠状病毒爆发前（2019 年 11 月/12 月）和冠状病毒高峰期（2020 年 4 月中旬）。结果：与预期相反，结果表明冠状病毒前样本和冠状病毒峰值样本之间的任何变量都没有显着差异。讨论：结果表明，至少在美国这个地区以及更广泛的小城镇，人们在心理上应对这种流行病的程度可能比预期的要好。这一发现可能对政策制定者和卫生保健工作者有用。