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Tracking the psychological and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a methodological report from Wave 5 of the Covid-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study

McBride, Orla; Butter, Sarah; Murphy, Jamie; Hartman, Todd K.; McKay, Ryan; Hyland, Philip; Shevlin, Mark; Bennett, Kate M.; VA Stocks, Thomas; Lloyd, Alex; Gibson-Miller, Jilly; Levita, Liat; Mason, Liam; Martinez, Anton P.; Valli�res, Fr�d�rique; Karatzias, Thanos; Bentall, Richard P.

Authors

Orla McBride

Sarah Butter

Jamie Murphy

Todd K. Hartman

Ryan McKay

Philip Hyland

Mark Shevlin

Kate M. Bennett

Thomas VA Stocks

Alex Lloyd

Jilly Gibson-Miller

Liat Levita

Liam Mason

Anton P. Martinez

Fr�d�rique Valli�res

Richard P. Bentall



Abstract

Objectives: The COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study was established in March 2020 to monitor the psychological and socio-economic impact of the pandemic in the UK and other countries. This paper describes the protocol for Wave 5 (March-April 2021). Methods: The survey assessed: COVID-19 related experiences; experiences of common mental health disorders; psychological characteristics; and social and political attitudes. Adults who participated in any previous wave (N=4949) were re-invited to participate. Weights were calculated using a survey raking algorithm to ensure the longitudinal panel was nationally representative in terms of gender, age, and household income, amongst other factors. Results: Overall, 2520 adults participated. A total of 2377 adults who participated in the previous survey wave (November-December 2020) were re-interviewed at Wave 5 (61.5% retention rate). Attrition between these two waves was predicted by younger age, lower household income, children living in the household, and treatment for mental health difficulties. Of the adults recruited into the C19PRC study at baseline, 57.4% (N=1162) participated in Wave 5. The raking procedure re-balanced the longitudinal panel to within 1.5% of population estimates for selected socio-demographic characteristics. Conclusion: This paper outlines the growing strength of the publicly available C19PRC Study data for COVID-19-related interdisciplinary research.

Citation

McBride, O., Butter, S., Murphy, J., Hartman, T. K., McKay, R., Hyland, P., …Bentall, R. P. (2022). Tracking the psychological and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a methodological report from Wave 5 of the Covid-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 31(4), Article e1928. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1928

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 8, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 27, 2022
Publication Date 2022-12
Deposit Date Jun 9, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
Print ISSN 1049-8931
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 4
Article Number e1928
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1928
Keywords COVID-19; longitudinal survey; attrition; mental health; psychological
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2877493

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