Protective and Risk Factors of Mental Health and Well-Being in Adolescence and Adulthood during Pandemic Era

Dear Colleagues,

As social, emotional, and mental well-being have been impacted by the coronavirus, either directly or indirectly, the following effects should be taken into account:

• Changes in life styles: Physical and social distance from family (parents and elderly parents), friends, colleagues, community, loneliness and isolation, temporary unemployment;
• Disruptions in education systems: Virtual learning environments, technology issues, lower levels of knowledge acquiring;
• Breaks in continuity of health care: Limited access to public health services;
• Psychological disorders: Fear/worry of contracting the virus, increased aggression, violence, behavioural and substance addiction, uncertainty for the future, helplessness, false hope, and hopelessness.

These reasons are why it is so important to increase the knowledge dealing with the influence of the COVID-19 outbreak on individuals, how they have experienced emotional distress, and how they have coped with perceived or real threats. Hence, this Special Issue calls for papers that conceptually and/or empirically examine the risk factors impacting well-being and mental health under an umbrella including the various psychological facets.

Prof. Dr. Maria Sinatra
Prof. Dr. Lucia Monacis
Guest Editors

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