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Who develops pandemic fatigue? Insights from Latent Class Analysis.

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  • Author(s): Taylor S;Taylor S; Rachor GS; Rachor GS; Asmundson GJG; Asmundson GJG
  • Source:
    PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Nov 10; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e0276791. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 10 (Print Publication: 2022).
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; Burnout, Professional*/epidemiology; Adult ; Humans ; United States ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Latent Class Analysis ; RNA, Viral ; Canada/epidemiology ; Fatigue/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      According to the World Health Organization, pandemic fatigue poses a serious threat for managing COVID-19. Pandemic fatigue is characterized by progressive decline in adherence to social distancing (SDIS) guidelines, and is thought to be associated with pandemic-related emotional burnout. Little is known about the nature of pandemic fatigue; for example, it is unclear who is most likely to develop pandemic fatigue. We sought to evaluate this issue based on data from 5,812 American and Canadian adults recruited during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Past-year decline in adherence to SDIS had a categorical latent structure according to Latent Class Analysis, consisting of a group adherent to SDIS (Class 1: 92% of the sample) and a group reporting a progressive decline in adherence to SDIS (i.e., pandemic fatigue; Class 2: 8% of the sample). Class 2, compared to Class 1, was associated with greater pandemic-related burnout, pessimism, and apathy about the COVID-19 pandemic. They also tended to be younger, perceived themselves to be more affluent, tended to have greater levels of narcissism, entitlement, and gregariousness, and were more likely to report having been previously infected with SARSCOV2, which they regarded as an exaggerated threat. People in Class 2 also self-reported higher levels of pandemic-related stress, anxiety, and depression, and described making active efforts at coping with SDIS restrictions, which they perceived as unnecessary and stressful. People in Class 1 generally reported that they engaged in SDIS for the benefit of themselves and their community, although 35% of this class also feared they would be publicly shamed if they did not comply with SDIS guidelines. The findings suggest that pandemic fatigue affects a substantial minority of people and even many SDIS-adherent people experience emotionally adverse effects (i.e., fear of being shamed). Implications for the future of SDIS are discussed.
      Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist
      (Copyright: © 2022 Taylor et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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    • Grant Information:
      439751 Canada CIHR
    • Molecular Sequence:
      Dryad 10.5061/dryad.vq83bk3x5
    • Accession Number:
      0 (RNA, Viral)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20221110 Date Completed: 20221114 Latest Revision: 20221116
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9648732
    • Accession Number:
      10.1371/journal.pone.0276791
    • Accession Number:
      36355709