How Emotions Have Affected Pandemic Behaviors

Research reveals how a person's emotional response changed their behavior and sense of time during the pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has meant different things to different people. For some, it’s meant stress over new school and work regimes, or anxiety over the prospect of catching COVID-19 and dealing with the aftereffects of an infection. But for others, it’s created space and freedom to pursue new passions or make decisions that had been put off.

Our upended lives—for better or for worse—also likely influenced our perception of time.