The COVID-19 Interpersonal & Social Coping Study

Welcome!

In March 2020, we launched an online daily diary study to better understand Canadians’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below you can learn more about the results of our research study.

Reports & Publications

We are happy to share copies of our reports and publications that have resulted from our COVID-19 Interpersonal & Social Coping Study. As we complete more reports and additional publications are published, we will continue to update this page.

Publications

Bell, K.M., Holmberg, D., & Chapman, Z.A.* (2024). The perils of the unknown: Intolerance of uncertainty and intimate partner violence across the first four pandemic waves. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Online first edition. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241270064

Courtice, E.L.*, Quinn-Nilas, C., Bickram, D.*, Wytoski, S.*, Hoskin, R.A., & Blair, K.L. (2021). Is the messenger the message? Canadian political affiliation and other predictors of mask-wearing frequency & attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Journal of Beahvioural Science / Revue Canadienne des sciences du comportement, 55(1), 1-13. Doi: 10.1037/cbs0000297  PDF

O’Handley, B. * & Courtice, E.L. * (2022). Mental well-being, social support, and the unique experiences of transgender and nonbinary people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 31(2), 163-175. https://utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/cjhs.2022-0024

Theses

Chapman, Z. (2023). Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of psychological aggression perpetration amongst LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acadia University Honours Thesis. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/node/3375

Cross, H. (2023). Love in the pandemic: A model for predicting romantic relationship functioning, quality, and stability over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acadia University Honours Thesis. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/node/3644

Irvin, N. (2022). Prayer and perpetration source as predictors of the mental well-being of victims of psychological aggression. Acadia University Honours Thesis. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/node/3071

Cadman, K. (2022). Psychological aggression victimization and perceived social support as predictors of mental well-being in same-sex and mixed-sex relationships. Acadia University Honours Thesis. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/node/2905

Holwell, G. (2022). Does who you live with matter? Differences in relational and individual functioning by living arrangement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acadia University Honours Thesis. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/node/3260

O’Handley, B. (2022). Vulnerability and resilience: A longitudinal examination of minority stress and coping processes in a sample of LGBTQ+ individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trent University MSc Psychology Thesis.

Chandra, K. (2022). No end in sight: Coping with a mass shooting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trent University Honours Thesis.

Fitzgerald, E. (2022). The relationship between attitudes, views, and causal attributions in the wake of four mass shootings. Trent University Honours Thesis.

Reports

COVID-19 Resources

Below, we have compiled a list of resources where you can read up-to-date information about the current global status of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• World Health Organization Coronavirus Disease Page 

• Public Health Agency of Canada Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Page

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Page

• National Health Service Coronavirus (COVID-19) Page

• Singapore Ministry of Health COVID-19 Page

Coping Resources

Below, we have compiled a list of resources that may help you to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.

• How to Cope with the Mental Health Impacts of Covid-19 (GoodTherapy)

• Free Calm Guided Meditations

• Free tool to watch Netflix with others

• View 500 museum exhibits online with Google Arts & Culture

• Free Gratitude Journal 

• The CDC’s guide to managing anxiety and stress

• Free online Coursera course: The Science of Well-Being 

• 300,000 books are free to download from New York Public Libraries

• Access free textbooks from Cambridge University Press

• Live virtual concerts streaming live daily (list compiled by NPR)

• Free online AA meetings

• CreativeLive is streaming live art classes for free

Below, we have compiled a list of resources for those who need mental health support or are experiencing interpersonal violence

• Nova Scotia Domestic Violence Resource Centre (Nova Scotia)

• Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women – Resources (Nova Scotia)

• Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia)

• Ending Violence Association of Canada Resources (Canada)

• National Domestic Violence Hotline (United States; includes LGBTQ resources)

• Hot Peach Pages – International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies (International)

• PLFAG Canada Resources (Canada LGBTQ Resources)

• The Lifeline Canada Foundation Mental Health Resources (Canada, US, International; includes LGBTQ resources)

• prideHealth (Nova Scotia; LGBTQ physical and mental health services)

• Nova Scotia Mental Health Crisis Line – 1.888.429.8167

Many participants asked to see the images/quotes that were displayed at the end of each of the daily diaries so we’ve posted them here!

Media Coverage

CBC News: How are Nova Scotians coping in the pandemic? These researchers want to find out

Globe & Mail: Even when COVID-19 is beaten, the stress and depression of the pandemic will still be with us. How do we recover?

CBC Radio: The Current

Yahoo News

Chronicle Herald Halifax

Research Funding

This research project is funded by a grant from the Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition and our grand prize draw was donated by Shelter Canadian Properties Limited.