Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Human Study Center Ltd., Vilnius, Lithuania

Biography

Edita Dereskeviciute  is currently working as a Consultant in the Department of Human Study. Edita Dereskeviciute research interests include  Emotion dynamics. Edita Dereskeviciute has authored of many research articles/books related to Mental health.

Publications

• Original Research Article   
  The Impact of Quarantine on Emotions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Author(s): Gintaras Chomentauskas, Edita Dereskeviciute, Guste Kalanaviciute*, Rasa Alisauskiene and Kristina Paulauskaite
  
  The unprecedented lockdown in Lithuania due to COVID-19 pandemic lasted for 92 days from March 15th to June 16th, 2020 producing profound changes in lifestyles and routines of population. It is not clear, what emotional responses this evoked in different groups of population. The goal of the current study was to research the emotional changes of the different gender and age groups of Lithuania population during the quarantine. From March 30th to June 8th, 2020 representative samples of Lithuanian citizens 18–74 years of age were surveyed five times on their emotional states. In total, 2634 participants answered questions from Gallup’s Global Emotions Report to evaluate their anxiety, sadness, anger, enjoyment, calmness, stress, and physical pain. Significant gender and age differences on emotion prevalence were found. During the five polls taken, more women were found to r.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0487.21.11.390

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