The ESTSS ADJUST COVID-19 Study was a pan-European cohort study exploring the relationships between COVID-19 related risk and protective factors, stressors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder.
From June 2020 to December 2021, data were collected from 15,563 adults in 11 European countries (Austria, Croatia, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden). Over 70 academics worked on the study.
Following a conceptual framework based on the WHO’s social framework of health, risk and protective factors, COVID-19 related stressors and pandemic-specific coping behaviour were measured to estimate their contribution to symptoms of adverse adjustment (ADNM-8). The study also aimed to investigate whether these relationships were moderated by coping behaviours. Participants were assessed by an online survey longitudinally at three time points, with an interval of six months.
The ADJUST Study resulted in 22 published peer-reviewed papers, 45 conference presentations, 26 academic theses across nine countries, and the development of The Pandemic Stressor Scale and the Pandemic Coping Scale.
2024 Published Papers (1)
A longitudinal study of risk and protective factors for symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic
Annett Lotzin, Katharina Stahlmann, Elena Acquarini, Dean Ajdukovic, Marina Ajdukovic, Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Vittoria Ardino, Kristina Bondjers, Maria Bragesjö, Maria Böttche, Małgorzata Dragan, Margarida Figueiredo-Braga, OdetaGelezelyte, Piotr Grajewski, Jana Darejan Javakhishvili, Evaldas Kazlauskas, LonnekeLenferink, Chrysanthi Lioupi, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster, Trudy Mooren, Luisa Sales, LelaTsiskarishvili, Irina Zrnic Novakovic, Ingo Schäfer & ADJUST Study Consortium (2024)
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15:1, 2318944, doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2318944
2023 Published Papers (8)
Predictors of traumatic experiences among individuals experiencing pandemic-related stressors: a cross-sectional study in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis.
Lioupi, C., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ardino, V., Böttche, M., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Darejan Javakhishvili, J., Kazlauskas, E., Lenferink, L., Lueger-Schuster, B., Tsiskarishvili, L., Mooren, T., Sales, L., Ajdukovic, M., Zrnic Novakovic, I., Eklund, R., Hensler, I., Schäfer I., & Lotzin, A. (2023).
Current Psychology, 1-10. doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05036-8
Trajectories of adjustment disorder and well-being in Austria and Croatia during 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zrnić Novaković, I., Streicher, A., Ajduković, D., Ajduković, M., Kiralj Lacković, J., Lotzin, A., & Lueger-Schuster, B.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(19), 6861. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20196861
Häusliche Gewalt und ihre psychischen Folgen während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Zentrale Befunde aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum [Domestic violence and its psychological consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic-key findings from German-speaking countries].
Lotzin, A., Flechsenhar, A., Garthus-Niegel, S., Georg, A. K., Holl, J., Hülsen, L. von, Kenntemich, L., Kliem, S., Kröger, C., Mack, J. T., Mojahed, A., Nunius, S., Schröder, J., Seitz, K., Thadden, A. von, Volkert, J., Zrnic Novakovic, I., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2023).
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 66(8), 920–929. doi.org/10.1007/s00103-023-03747-8
Alleinlebende zeigen erhöhte Depressionssymptome während der COVID-19-Pandemie [Living alone is related to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic].
Eggert, L., Schröder, J., & Lotzin, A. (2023).
Journal of Public Health. doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-02118-6
Psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in 9230 adults across seven European countries: Findings from the ESTSS ADJUST Study.
Kazlauskas, E., Gelezelyte, O., Kvedaraite, M., Ajdukovic, D., Johannesson, K. B., Böttche, M., Bondjers, K., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Grajewski, P., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Javakhishvili, J. D., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Mouthaan, J., Bagaric, I. R., Sales, L., Schäfer, I., Soydas, S., Tsiskarishvili, L., Zrnic Novakovic, I., & Lotzin, A. (2023).
Journal of Affective Disorders, 335, 18–23. doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.007
Profiles of risk factors for depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis.
Kenntemich, L., von Hülsen, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., & Lotzin, A. (2023).
Psychiatry Research, 323, 115150. doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115150
Networks of pandemic-specific stressors, risk factors, and clinical symptoms: A comparison between women and men during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
von Hülsen, L., Kenntemich, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., Lueger-Schuster, B., Gallinat, J., & Lotzin, A. (2023). . Journal of Psychiatric Research, 163, 391-401. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.040
Shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological responses from a subjective perspective – A longitudinal mixed-methods study across five European countries.
Zrnić Novaković, I., Ajduković, D., Bakić, H., Borges, C., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Lotzin, A., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., Javakhishvili, J. D., Tsiskarishvili, L., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2023).
PLOS ONE 18(4), e0285078. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285078
2022 Published Papers (11)
Is there anything good about the COVID-19 pandemic? Perceptions of the positive consequences at the beginning of the pandemic.
Ajduković, M., Rezo Bagarić, I., & Ajduković, D. (2022).
Psihologijske teme, 31(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.31820/pt.31.1.1
Daily uplifts during the COVID-19 pandemic: What is considered helpful in everyday life?
Eklund, R., Bondjers, K., Hensler, I., Bragesjö, M., Johannesson, K. B., Arnberg, F. K., & Sveen, J. (2022).
BMC Public Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12506-4
Disentangling the associations between past childhood adversity and psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating roles of specific pandemic stressors and coping strategies.
Jernslett, M., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., Syros, I., Kapatais, A., Karamanoli, V., Evgeniou, E., Messas, K., Palaiokosta, A., Papathanasiou, E. & Lotzin, A. (2022).
Child Abuse & Neglect, 129, 105673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105673
Coping profiles and differences in well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis
Kenntemich, L., von Hülsen, L., Schäfer, I., Böttcher, M., & Lotzin, A. (2022).
Stress & Health, 39(2), 460-473. doi.org/10.1002/smi.3196
Predicting transitions between longitudinal classes of posttraumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a latent transition model in a general Dutch sample.
Lenferink L. I. M., Mouthaan J., Fritz, A. M., Soydas, S., Eidhof, M., Van Hoof, M-J., Groen, S. P. M, & Mooren, T. T. M. (2022).
BMJ Open, 12, e055696. https://doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055696
The Pandemic Coping Scale – validity and reliability of a brief measure of coping during a pandemic.
Lotzin, A., Ketelsen, R., Krause, L., Ozga, A.-K., B., Böttche, M., & Schäfer, I. (2022).
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 762-785. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2022.2112198
The Pandemic Stressor Scale: factorial validity and reliability of a measure of stressors during a pandemic.
Lotzin, A., Ketelsen, R., Zrnić, I., Lueger-Schuster, B., Böttche, M., & Schäfer, I. (2022).
BMC Psychology, 10(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00790-z
Risk and protective factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic – Findings from a pan-European study.
Lotzin, A., Krause, L., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Ardino, V., Bondjers, K., Böttche, M., Dragan, Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Javakhishvili, D., Kazlauskas, E., Lenferink, L., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Mooren, T., Sales, L., Stevanovic, A., Sveen, J., Tsiskarishvili, L., Zrnic, I., Schäfer, I., & ADJUST Study Consortium (2022).
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2):2138099. doi.org/0.1080/20008066.2022.2138099
Two years of COVID-19 in Austria — Exploratory longitudinal study of mental health outcomes and coping behaviors in the general population.
Lueger-Schuster, B., Zrnić Novaković, I., & Lotzin, A. (2022).
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 8223. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138223
Associations of depressive symptoms, COVID-19-related stressors, and coping strategies. A comparison between cities and towns in Germany.
Meyer, C., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Stammel, N., Lotzin, A., Schäfer, I., Knaevelsrud, C., and Böttche, M. (2022).
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 791312. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.791312
You can’t do anything about it, but you can make the best of it: A qualitative analysis of pandemic-related experiences in six European countries.
Zrnić Novaković, I., Lueger-Schuster, B., Verginer, L., Bakić, H., Ajduković, D., Borges, C., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Javakhishvili, J. Darejan, Tsiskarishvili, L., Dragan, M., Nagórka, N., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., & Lotzin, A. (2022).
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(1), 2065431. doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2022.2065431
2021 Published Papers (2)
Predictors of suicide ideation in Lithuania and Poland amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gelezelyte, O., Dragan, M, Grajewski, P., Kvedaraite, M., Lotzin, A., Skrodzka, M, Nomeikaite, A., & Kazlauskas, E. (2021).
The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000814
Risk and protective factors, stressors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic–First results of the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST study.
Lotzin, A., Krause, L., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ardino, V., Arnberg, F., Böttche, M., Bragesjö, M., Dragan, M., & Figueiredo-Braga, M. (2021).
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1964197. doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1964197
2020 Published Papers (1)
Stressors, coping and symptoms of adjustment disorder in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic – study protocol of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) pan-European study.
Lotzin, A., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ardino, V., Böttche, M., Bondjers, K., Bragesjö, M., Dragan, M., Grajewski, P., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas, E., Knefel, M., Lueger-Schuster, B., Makhashvili, N., Mooren, T., Sales, L., Stevanovic, A., & Schäfer, I. (2020).
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1780832. doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1780832
Conference presentations
Mouthaan, J., Ulbrich, J., Reitsma, L., Lenferink, L.I.M., Groen, S., van Hoof, M.-J., & Mooren, T.M. (2026, June). The Association of Government Restrictions on Adjustment Disorder Symptoms and Pandemic Stressors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A multi-country comparison. Individual paper presentation. ESTSS 2025 Biennial Conference, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Lenferink, L.I.M., Reitsma, L., Groen, S., van Hoof, M., Mouthaan, J., & Mooren, T. (2023, September). Adjustment disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the general Dutch population: A longitudinal survey study. In T. Mooren (chair), CONNECT Study: Longitudinal Psychosocial Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Large Population Cohort in the Netherlands. Symposium at ARQ International Conference, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
van Hoof, M.-J., Guzman, P., Groen, S., Lenferink, L.I.M., Mouthaan, J., & Mooren, T.M. (2023, September). The predictive value of adverse childhood events for wellbeing and mental health symptoms during the COVID pandemic. In T. Mooren (chair), CONNECT Study: Longitudinal Psychosocial Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Large Population Cohort in the Netherlands. Symposium at ARQ International Conference, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Mouthaan, J., Kivela, L., Lenferink, L.I.M., Reitsma, L., Antypa, N., Van Hoof, M.J., Mooren, T.M. (2023, September). Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Burden on Mental Health and Wellbeing of First-Year University Students. In T. Mooren (chair), CONNECT Study: Longitudinal Psychosocial Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Large Population Cohort in the Netherlands. Symposium at ARQ International Conference, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Reitsma, L., Mooren, T. M., Mouthaan, J., Groen, S. P. N., Van Hoof, M-J., Van Dijk, I., Boelen, P. A., Lenferink, L. I. M. (2023, September). A Latent Class Analysis on Indicators of Acute Prolonged Grief Disorder and Well-being among Dutch Adults Bereaved during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In T. Mooren (chair), CONNECT Study: Longitudinal Psychosocial Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Large Population Cohort in the Netherlands. Symposium at ARQ International Conference, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Lotzin, A. et al. (2023, February). Stressoren, Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren posttraumatischer Belastungsstörungen während der COVID-19 Pandemie in Europa [Stressors, risk and protective factors of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]. In A. Lotzin & B. Lueger-Schuster (chairs): Stressoren, Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren und psychische Belastung während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der ESTSS ADJUST Studie [Stressors, risk and protective factors and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic – Results of the ESTSS ADJUST study]. Symposium at the DeGPT Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
Böttche, M., Meyer, C., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Stammel, N., Lotzin, A., Schäfer, & I., Knaevelsrud, C. (2023, February). Zusammenhänge zwischen COVID-19-bezogenen Stressoren, depressiven Symptomen und Bewältigungsstrategien. Ein Vergleich zwischen Großstädten und Kleinstädten in Deutschland [Associations between COVID-19-related stressors, depressive symptoms, and coping strategies. A comparison between large cities and small towns in Germany]. In A. Lotzin & B. Lueger-Schuster (chairs): Stressoren, Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren und psychische Belastung während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der ESTSS ADJUST Studie [Stressors, risk and protective factors and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic – Results of the ESTSS ADJUST study]. Symposium at the DeGPT Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
Zrnić Novaković, I. (2023, February). Gefühle, Gedanken und Herausforderungen in Zeiten der COVID-19 Pandemie – Eine qualitative Studie [Feelings, thoughts, and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic – A qualitative study]. In A. Lotzin & B. Lueger-Schuster (chairs): Stressoren, Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren und psychische Belastung während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der ESTSS ADJUST Studie [Stressors, risk and protective factors and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic – Results of the ESTSS ADJUST study]. Symposium at the DeGPT Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
Oppenauer, C., Burghardt, J., & Sprung, M. (2023, February). Psychische Belastung und Behandlungserfolg bei stationären Patienten mit psychischen oder körperlichen Erkrankungen während der COVID-19 Pandemie [Psychological distress and treatment outcome in hospitalized patients with mental or physical illness during the COVID-19 pandemic]. In A. Lotzin & B. Lueger-Schuster (chairs): Stressoren, Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren und psychische Belastung während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der ESTSS ADJUST Studie [Stressors, risk and protective factors and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic – Results of the ESTSS ADJUST study]. Symposium at the DeGPT Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kenntemich, L.,von Hülsen, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., & Lotzin, A. (2023, February). Profiles of risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation at the DeGPT Conference 2023, Zurich, Switzerland.
von Hülsen, L., Kenntemich, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., Lueger-Schuster, B., Gallinat, J., & Lotzin, A. (2023, February). Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in den Zusammenhängen zwischen Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren, Stressoren und klinischen Symptomen während der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland [Gender differences in the relationships between pandemic-specific stressors, risk factors and clinical symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis]. Poster presentation at the DeGPT Conference 2023, Zurich, Switzerland.
Eggert, L., Schröder, J., & Lotzin, A. (2023, May). Alleinlebende zeigen erhöhte Depressionssymptome während der COVID-19-Pandemie [Living alone is related to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Poster presentation at the DPK Conference 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Kenntemich, L.,von Hülsen, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., & Lotzin, A. (2023, February). Profiles of risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation at the DeGPT Conference 2023, Zurich, Switzerland.
von Hülsen, L., Kenntemich, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., Lueger-Schuster, B., Gallinat, J., & Lotzin, A. (2023, February). Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in den Zusammenhängen zwischen Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren, Stressoren und klinischen Symptomen während der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland [Gender differences in the relationships between pandemic-specific stressors, risk factors and clinical symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis]. Poster presentation at the DeGPT Conference 2023, Zurich, Switzerland.
Eggert, L., Schröder, J., & Lotzin, A. (2023, May). Alleinlebende zeigen erhöhte Depressionssymptome während der COVID-19-Pandemie [Living alone is related to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Poster presentation at the DPK Conference 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Kenntemich, L., von Hülsen, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., & Lotzin, A. (2023, May). Profiles of risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation at the DPK Conference 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Lotzin, A. (2023, June). Longitudinal associations between risk and protective factors for post-traumatic stress disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Mooren, T., Reitsma, L.,Groen, S., van Hoof, M. J., Mouthaan, J., & Lenferink, L. (2023, June). Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands: A large scale survey and follow-up of mental health responses. In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Grajewski, P., Dragan, M., Szumiał, S., & Lotzin, A. (2023, June). Symptoms of adjustment disorder symptoms in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland: Results from the ESTSS ADJUST study. In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Ajduković, D., Ajduković, M., Rezo Bagarić, I., Bakić, H., Frančišković, T., Stevanović, A., & Kiralj, J. (2023, June). Monitoring long-term mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia – indication of population recovery over two years of the pandemic.In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Arnberg, F. K., Eklund, R., Hensler, I., Bragesjö, M., Bergh Johannesson, K., Sveen, J., Lotzin, A., & Bondjers, K. (2023, June). Short-term and long-term impact of pandemic load on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: What about recovery between pandemic waves?In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Figueiredo-Braga, M., Severino, A. R., Sales, L., & Lotzin, A. (2023, June). Coping mechanisms and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Zrnić Novaković, I., Ajduković, D., Bakić, H., Borges, C., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Lotzin, A., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., Javakhishvili, J., Tsiskarishvili, L. & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2023, June). Pandemic-related experiences over time and across five European countries – A longitudinal mixed-methods study. In A. Lotzin (chair): Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Longitudinal results across Europe from the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST Study. Symposium at the 17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Mouthaan, J., Kooistra, M., Ullrich, A., Lenferink, L.I.M., van Hoof, M.-J., & Mooren, T.M. (2022, November). Resilience in the Face of Crisis: Associations with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Working in Healthcare and Coping with the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Flashtalk at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 38th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA.
Lotzin, A. et al. (2022, November). Risk and protective factors for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. In B. Lueger-Schuster & A. Lotzin (chairs): The Impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Symposium at the EACLIPT Conference 2022, Warsaw, Poland.
von Hülsen, L., Kenntemich, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., Lueger-Schuster, B., Gallinat, J., & Lotzin, A. (2022, November). Gender differences in the relationships between pandemic-specific stressors, risk factors and clinical symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis. In B. Lueger-Schuster & A. Lotzin (chairs): The Impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Symposium at the EACLIPT Conference 2022, Warsaw, Poland.
Gelezelyte, O., Dragan, M., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Grajewski, P., Lotzin, A., Nomeikaite, A., & Kazlauskas, E. (2022, November). Changes in suicidal ideation amid the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a longitudinal study in Lithuania and Poland. In B. Lueger-Schuster & A. Lotzin (chairs): The Impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Symposium at the EACLIPT Conference 2022, Warsaw, Poland.
Kenntemich, L.,von Hülsen, L., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., & Lotzin, A. (2022, November). Coping profiles and differences in well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis. In B. Lueger-Schuster & A. Lotzin (chairs): Recovery and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Symposium at the EACLIPT Conference 2022, Warsaw, Poland.
Zrnić Novaković, I. (2022, November). Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic – A longitudinal mixed-methods study across five European countries. In B. Lueger-Schuster & A. Lotzin (chairs): Recovery and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Symposium at the EACLIPT Conference 2022, Warsaw, Poland.
Zrnić Novaković, I. (2022, February). Pandemic related experiences across six European countries – Is there a silver lining? Presentation at the interdisciplinary conference VDS CoBeNe PhD Academy, Vienna, Austria.
Lotzin, A., Kazlauskas, E., & Javakshivili, J. (2021, November). The ESTSS pan-European COVID-19 Cohort Study on stressors, risk and resilience factors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder – Study design and first results from eleven countries. In: E. Kazlauskas (Chair): Mental health and adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: Findings of the ESTSS ADJUST study. Panel discussion at the Virtual Conference ISTSS 37th Annual Meeting, November 2 – 5, 2021, Chicago, IL.
Ajdukovic, D., Rezo Bagaric, I., Stevanovic, A., Franciskovic, T., Bakic, H., Ajdukovic, M. (2021, June). Double adversity and mental health: COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake disaster. In J.D. Javakhishvili (Chair): Exploring the Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Current Stressors, Double Exposure and Previous Traumatic Experiences. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andjik, The Netherlands.
Eklund, R., Arnberg, F., Hensler, I., Bergh Johannesson, K., Maria, B., Bondjers, K., & Sveen, J. (2021, June). Daily uplifts during the COVID-19 pandemic: What is considered helpful in everyday life? Oral presentation at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Figueiredo-Braga, M., Andringa, D., Dias, A., Borges, C., Becker, J., Veloso, J., Lotzin, A., Sales, L. (2021, June). Exposure to media pandemic coverage, psychological burden, and perception of health services efficiency. Oral presentation at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Figueiredo-Braga, M., Dias A., Becker, J., Veloso, J., Sales, L., Lotzin, A., Acquarini, E., Ardino, V., Arnberg, F., Böttche, M,, Bragesjö, M., Hadjicharalambous, X., Dragan, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas, E., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Tsiskarishvili, L., Mooren, T., Stevanovic, A., Zrnić, I., Schäfer, I. (2021, June). The burden of adverse childhood experiences when coping and adjust to COVID 19 pandemic. In J. D. Javakhishvili (Chair): Exploring the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of current stressors, double exposure and previous traumatic experiences. ESTSS Pan-European COVID-19 study findings. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Gelezelyte, O., Dragan, M., Grajewski, P., Kvedaraite, M., Lotzin, A., Skrodzka, M., Nomeikaite, A., & Kazlauskas, E. (2021, June). The role of adjustment problems and pandemic-related stressors on suicide ideation: A general population study in Lithuania and Poland amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In J. D. Javakhishvili (Chair): Exploring the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of current stressors, double exposure and previous traumatic experiences. ESTSS Pan-European COVID-19 study findings. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Lenferink, L. I. M., Mouthaan, J., Soydas, S., Mooren, R., Lotzin, A., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ardino, V., Arnberg, F., Böttche, M., Bragesjö, M., Dragan, M., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P. Hadjicharalambous, X., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas,E., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Makhashvili, N., Mooren, T., Sales, L., Zrnić, I., Stevanovic, A., & Schäfer, I, (2021, June). Latent classes of posttraumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder, and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in over 10,000 people across 11 European countries. In E. Kazlauskas (Chair): The ESTSS pan-European COVID-19 ADJUST study on stressors, risk and resilience factors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Lotzin, A., Aakvaag, H., Acquarini, E., Ajdukovic, D., Ardino, V., Arnberg, F., Bakic, H., Böttche, M., Bragesjö, M., Dragan, Figueiredo-Braga, M., Gelezelyte, O., Grajewski, P., Hadjicharalambous, X., Javakhishvili, J. D., Kazlauskas,E., Lioupi, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., Makhashvili, N., Mooren, T., Sales, L., Zrnić, I., & Schäfer, I. (2021, June). The ESTSS pan-European COVID-19 cohort study on stressors, risk and resilience factors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder – Study design and first results from eleven countries. In E. Kazlauskas (Chair): The ESTSS pan-European COVID-19 ADJUST study on stressors, risk and resilience factors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Mouthaan, J., Kivelä, L., Lenferink, L., Antypa, N., van Hoof, M., Mooren, T. (2021, June).Does being “the new student” matter? Findings on mental health of novice students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In J. Mouthaan (Chair): Taking care of our students: How the COVID-19 pandemic affects student mental health and wellbeing and how to intervene. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Sveen, J., Arnberg, F., Hensler, I., Bragesjö, M., Eklund, R., Johannesson, K. B., & Bondjers, K. (2021, June). Comparable levels of grief and posttraumatic stress after death due to COVID-19 and after other causes during the pandemic in Sweden. Poster presentation at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Zrnić, I., Lueger-Schuster, B., Figueiredo-Braga, M., Sales, L., Javakhishvili, J.D., Tsiskarishvili, L., & Lotzin, A. (2021, June). Feelings, thoughts and challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – A qualitative approach. In E. Kazlauskas (Chair): The ESTSS pan-European COVID-19 ADJUST study on stressors, risk and resilience factors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder – Study design and first results from eleven countries. Symposium at the Virtual Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021, Trauma and Mental Health during the Global Pandemic, Andijk, The Netherlands.
Lotzin, A. (2021, May). Coping and adjustment across Europe during the pandemic. Presentation at the Swedish Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting “Research on psychosocial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic”, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Lotzin, A. (2021, April). The ESTSS COVID-19 Study – Initial results and lessons learned from a pan-European research collaboration. Invited presentation at: J. Javakhishvili & Kleber, R (Chairs) European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) 2021 Young Minds School (YMS) “Contemporary Tendencies in Research and Clinical Practice in Psychotraumatology”, ESTSS.
The ESTSS pan-European cohort study on stressors, risk and resilience factors and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic – First results from ten countries
Lotzin, A., Lueger-Schuster, B., Ajdukovic, D., Javakhishvili, J. D., & Schäfer, I. (2020, March). The ESTSS pan-European cohort study on stressors, risk and resilience factors and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic – First results from ten countries. In A. Lotzin & D. Ajdukovic (Chairs): Stressors, risk and resilience factors and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic – The European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies pan-European cohort study. Symposium at the 23th Annual Conference of the German-speaking Society for Psychotraumatology (DeGPT), Würzburg, Germany.
Lueger-Schuster, B., Zrnić, I., Knefel, M., Schäfer, I., Böttche, M., Lotzin, A. (2020, March). Risk and resilience factors in adjusting to the pandemic – Initial findings from Austria and Germany. In A. Lotzin & D. Ajdukovic (Chairs): Stressors, risk and resilience factors and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic – The European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) pan-European cohort study. Virtual symposium at the 23th Annual Conference of the German-speaking Society for Psychotraumatology (DeGPT), Würzburg, Germany.
Master and Bachelor Theses
Germany
Laura Eggert (Master thesis Psychology, MSH Medical School Hamburg, 04/2022 – 08/2022): Depressive symptoms in people living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: Does social support make a difference?
Hebun Welat Pasin (Master thesis Psychology, MSH Medical School Hamburg, 04/2022 – 08/2022): Das psychische Wohlbefinden während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ein Vergleich zwischen MigrantInnen und Nicht-MigrantInnen [Psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic – A comparison between migrants and non-migrants]
Anneke Johanna Puttfarcken (Master thesis Psychology, MSH Medical School Hamburg, 04/2022 – 08/2022): Welche Rolle spielt die Wohnsituation bei der psychischen Gesundheit während der COVID-19 Pandemie? [What role does housing play in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic?]
Tabea Elisabeth Brödel (Master thesis Psychology, Universität University Oldenburg, 04/2021 – 02/2022): Associations of COVID-19 related stressors with the coping strategy of using substances
Laura Kenntemich (Master thesis Psychology, University of Hamburg, 04/2021 – 10/2021): Profiles of coping behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with well-being – A latent profile analysis
Kaenaat Khan (Master thesis Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, since 02/2022). “A global health crisis meets the vulnerability of older age: A study examining the relationships between risk factors, loneliness and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in older people”
Lithuania
Julija Anužytė (Bachelor Thesis, Vilnius university): Relationships between adverse childhood experiences, psychological resilience and suicidal ideation.
Rasa Jokubauskaitė, (Bachelor Thesis, Vilnius University): The relationship between COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors and adjustment problems
Sweden
Olivia Bernardsson (Master thesis, Psychology, Jan 2022) Association between ACEs and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal survey [Swedish].
Netherlands
Aleid Langen (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, December 2021): Posttraumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder during the coronavirus pandemic: the effects of coping behavior and health fear.
Annik Ullrich (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, December 2021): The burden of COVID-19: The association between PTSD symptoms and working in health care and an exploration of risk factors.
Marlou van der Ham (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, February 2022): Adverse childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: serial mediation of resilience and COVID-related behavioral coping.
Sevda Kiliç (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, March 2022): Task-Focused Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic as a University Student: The Influence of Social Support, Childhood Adversities, and Resilience.
Gulsah Altay (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, April 2022): Do students experience more COVID-19 related burden compared to non-students?
Vitalia Wagner (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, July 2022): COVID-19 Pandemic: Are women at risk for adjustment disorder symptoms because of conflicts, stay-at-home burden, and violence?
Lukas Weinert (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, July 2022): Students during COVID-19: The Effects of Burden and Resilience on Psychological Well-Being.
Alice Guarini (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University): The Impact of Childhood Trauma and Mental Illness on Perceived Emotional Burden and Adjustment Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sophie Schenkel (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, July 2025): Our Most Vulnerable Group Stays Calm: An explorative study on pandemic-related stressors and well-being in older adults in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Julia Ulbrich (Master thesis, Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, July 2024): The Association of Symptoms of Adjustment Disorder and Pandemic Stressors With Government Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Austria
Sarah Fuchs (Master Thesis): The relation between coping behavior and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria (working title)
Katharina Goeden (Master Thesis): The influence of pandemic-related stressors on gender differences in adjustment disorder during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Austria (working title).
Croatia
Juraj Sušek (Master Thesis, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia): Perceptions of positive and negative aspects of the pandemic – qualitative (working title)
Ivan Kranjčić (Master Thesis, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia): Interaction effect of sociodemographic variables and Covid-19 related stressors in adjustment disorder prediction through different stages of the pandemic
Greece
Niki Adam (Master Thesis): The early developmental trauma and the associations with the new health stressor COVID-19 (working title)
Poland
Nadia Nagórka (Master Thesis, University of Warsaw): Experience of trauma and social support for elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic (working title)
Portugal
Beatriz Ramos (Master Thesis): Post-traumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder among COVID-19 infected adults and their relatives / acquaintances (working title)
Inês Moço (Master Thesis): A pandemic: From suffer to growth (working title)
Rita Severino (Master Thesis): Adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of coping mechanisms and mental disorders (working title)
To see a full list of the ESTSS Adjust COVID-19 Study teams, please click here.
