Hey I´m Patrick and I made this video to inform about the emotions of Boredom, Loneliness and Anxiety during Isolation in the times of COVID-19. I did my Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology at the Technical University of Dortmund and my Masters of Arts at the University of Konstanz. Two friends of mine, who are practicing psychologists, helped me a lot with their input on the topics of this video as well as the members of the Euro Youth Mental Health organisation. Below you can find the full list of papers, articles and online sources I used for the preparation of this video. 

Central advice of the video:

1. Boredom: Try to establish a daily/weekly routine filled with SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based) in order to keep your mind occupied. This does not mean to fall for peer-pressure to inprove yourself now as much as you can with new skills but to keep a schedule to bring stability in your daily life.
2. Loneliness: While practicing physical distancing we can feel lonely so you could look for new ways (video dinners, weekly calls, breakfast call with the family) to reestablish the connections towards your friends and family.
3. Anxiety: Try to minimise your exposure to news and social media which only function as a constant reminder of the COVID-19 virus and at the same time look for information from trusted sources to stay informed about the general situation apart from the media coverage. Facts minimise fears.

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Help for victims of Domestic Violence:
https://ec.europa.eu/justice/saynostopvaw/helpline.html

Euro Youth Mental Health Organisation:
https://eymh.org/covid19youth/

Guidence for better mental health:
https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/coronavirus/mental-health-coronavirus

Links and resources:
 
Pages I check (almost) daily:
​https://www.konstanz.de/coronavirus (news and updates about my city)
https://www.lrakn.de/coronavirus (news and updates about my region)
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/nCoV.html (news and updates about Germany)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ (Live summary of global cases)

Studies on Mental Health:

• Social Isolation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3166409/pdf/nihms287709.pdf
• Social isolation, loneliness and depression in young adulthood: a behavioural genetic analysis - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819590/pdf/127_2016_Article_1178.pdf
• Predicting the anticipated emotional and behavioral responses to an avian flu outbreak - https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(08)00759-1/pdf
• A Formal Model of Emotion-based Action Tendency for Intelligent Agents​http://people.idsia.ch/~steunebrink/Publications/EPIA09_action_tendency.pdf
• The Meaning Maintenance Model: On the Coherence of Social Motivations https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~heine/docs/MMM.PDF
• A Longitudinal Analysis of Positive Psychological Constructs and Emotions on Stress, Anxiety, and Well-Being https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1548051810397368?casa_token=KmgfcfvKZFMAAAAA%3ApVbi9X3qFKWoRU62JmWcNWp3x-Vo44lElkTRhlAbS_el5Pa_uKB3G2Z4r2VxceisM94y1G3QDFeDNQ&
• Emotion beliefs in social anxiety disorder: Associations with stress, anxiety, and well-being https://aps.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ajpy.12053?casa_token=pLp-1yvbxO8AAAAA%3AV0he3EbBHWFUUw0CmI0YqDqFlL7H5jkgBlTJhrHC_GXnsNBSh3BSKIH6DDBHM_Uv6z6mpfo7mQuMZBDN
• State of the Art Review: Depression, Stress, Anxiety, and Cardiovascular Disease https://tinyurl.com/yasv9753
• Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak Version 1.5  https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/system/files/2020-03/IASC%20Interim%20Briefing%20Note%20on%20COVID-19%20Outbreak%20Readiness%20and%20Response%20Operations%20-%20MHPSS_0.pdf
• On Boredom: Lack of Challenge and Meaning as Distinct Boredom Experiences  https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/46614292/Van_Tilburg_Igou_2012_MotEmo.pdf
• What happens while waiting? How self-regulation affects boredom and subjective time during a real waiting situation  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691819301209?via%3Dihub 
• Psychological time as information: the case of boredom https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00917/full
• A Short Boredom Proneness Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282874046_A_Short_Boredom_Proneness_Scale_Development_and_Psychometric_Properties

Studies on NPI and COVID-19:

• Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States— Early, Targeted, Layered Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions - https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/community_mitigation-sm.pdf​ (Guidelines from 2007)
• Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza — United States, 2017 - https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/rr/rr6601a1.htm (Updated guidelines from 2017)
• Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the United States - https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/105/12/4639.full.pdf
• Modellierung von Beispielszenarien der SARS-CoV-2- Epidemie 2020 in Deutschland ​https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Modellierung_Deutschland.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
• Quantifying dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests that epidemic control and avoidance is feasible through instantaneous digital contact tracing - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.08.20032946v1.full.pdf (Published 12.03.2020, not yet peer-reviewed)
• Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.12.20034660v1.full.pdf (Published 16.03.2020, not yet peer-reviewed)
• Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf (Published 16.03.2020, not yet peer-reviewed)

Meta-analysis:

• What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: a systematic review of the literature - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4048599/
• Communications in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Systematic Review of the Literature - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778998/pdf/bsp.2013.0038.pdf
• Public perceptions of non-pharmaceutical interventions for reducing transmission of respiratory infection: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies ​- https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1471-2458-14-589
• Non-pharmaceutical public health interventions for pandemic influenza: an evaluation of the evidence base - https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1471-2458-7-208

Literature:
Daniel Coleman - Emotional Intelligence (Why it can matter more than IQ) ISBN-13: 978-0553840070

Used Online Sources:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/covid19-coronavirus-mental-health-expert-insights/
​https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation
​https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/07-08/dull-moment
​https://www.apa.org/topics/anxiety/
https://www.apa.org/topics/ptsd/index
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/stress
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/anxiety
​https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201706/eight-reasons-why-we-get-bored
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-novel-coronavirus-health-advice-general-public/covid-19-taking-care-your-mental-wellbeing
​https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf?sfvrsn=6d3578af_2
​https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
​https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/coronanxiety-support-resources/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-manage-and-reduce-stress
https://www.epi-win.com/sites/epiwin/files/content/attachments/2020-02-24/COVID19%20Stigma%20Guide%2024022020_1.pdf
​https://www.mhe-sme.org/covid-19/
​https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2020/13-march-coronavirus-self-isolation-how-to-look-after-your-mental-health-and-wellbeing-if-you-re-self-isolating/
https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2020/28-february-coronavirus-anxiety-how-to-cope-if-you-re-feeling-anxious-about-the-outbreak/

​Further information: https://www.cdc.gov/nonpharmaceutical-interventions/tools-resources/published-research.html​

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