Participants of the study were Americans older than 18. The study found three profiles via Mplus 8.4 statistical software. The profiles include moderately stressed (56.6%), high disruption distress (36%), and identity and role strain (8.4%). 

Latent Profile Analysis of COVID-19 Stressors Scale

This is when people are stressed about the stigma of their age and working in jobs with high direct interface with others.

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Stress caused by health concerns,  individual situations, and/or societal impacts of the Covid-19 virus. 

Covid-19 Pandemic Stress

Hynes, K. C., Tambling, R. R., Russell, B. S., Park, C. L., & Fendrich, M. (2022). A latent profile analysis of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(4), 705–713. https://doi-org.proxy.wichita.edu/10.1037/tra0001085

A Latent Profile Analysis of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale

A stress exposure scale, developed during the first weeks of widespread quarantine during COVID-19 in the United States.

COVID-19 Stressors Scale

Identity and Role Strain

The types of stressors experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic include:
- Trauma and loss
- Job insecurity
- Food insecurity
- Escalation of domestic violence
- Exacerbation of pre-morbid conditions
- Disrupted social support systems
- Uncertainty

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