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Research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond : a call to action for psychological science

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Date
19/07/2020
Author
O'Connor, Daryl B.
Aggleton, John P.
Chakrabarti, Bhismadev
Cooper, Cary L.
Creswell, Cathy
Dunsmuir, Sandra
Fiske, Susan T.
Gathercole, Susan
Gough, Brendan
Ireland, Jane L.
Jones, Marc V.
Jowett, Adam
Kagan, Carolyn
Karanika-Murray, Maria
Kaye, Linda K.
Kumari, Veena
Lewandowsky, Stephan
Lightman, Stafford
Malpass, Debra
Meins, Elizabeth
Morgan, B. Paul
Morrison Coulthard, Lisa J.
Reicher, Stephen D.
Schacter, Daniel L.
Sherman, Susan M.
Simms, Victoria
Williams, Antony
Wykes, Til
Armitage, Christopher J.
Keywords
Behaviour change
Children
COVID-19
Education
Families
Health
Human development
Mental health
Neuroscience
Pandemic
Psychological science
Psychology
School
Stress
Trauma
Work function
BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents the greatest international biopsychosocial emergency the world has faced for a century, and psychological science has an integral role to offer in helping societies recover. The aim of this paper is to set out the shorter- and longer-term priorities for research in psychological science that will (a) frame the breadth and scope of potential contributions from across the discipline; (b) enable researchers to focus their resources on gaps in knowledge; and (c) help funders and policymakers make informed decisions about future research priorities in order to best meet the needs of societies as they emerge from the acute phase of the pandemic. The research priorities were informed by an expert panel convened by the British Psychological Society that reflects the breadth of the discipline; a wider advisory panel with international input; and a survey of 539 psychological scientists conducted early in May 2020. The most pressing need is to research the negative biopsychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate immediate and longer-term recovery, not only in relation to mental health, but also in relation to behaviour change and adherence, work, education, children and families, physical health and the brain, and social cohesion and connectedness. We call on psychological scientists to work collaboratively with other scientists and stakeholders, establish consortia, and develop innovative research methods while maintaining high-quality, open, and rigorous research standards.
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O'Connor , D B , Aggleton , J P , Chakrabarti , B , Cooper , C L , Creswell , C , Dunsmuir , S , Fiske , S T , Gathercole , S , Gough , B , Ireland , J L , Jones , M V , Jowett , A , Kagan , C , Karanika-Murray , M , Kaye , L K , Kumari , V , Lewandowsky , S , Lightman , S , Malpass , D , Meins , E , Morgan , B P , Morrison Coulthard , L J , Reicher , S D , Schacter , D L , Sherman , S M , Simms , V , Williams , A , Wykes , T & Armitage , C J 2020 , ' Research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond : a call to action for psychological science ' , British Journal of Psychology , vol. Earl View , e12468 . https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12468
Publication
British Journal of Psychology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12468
ISSN
0007-1269
Type
Journal article
Rights
Copyright © 2020 The Authors. British Journal of Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20297

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