Table 3.
Stressors and resilience strategies reported in the town halls during each of four periods.a
| (a) Stressors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressors | Overall (3/20–12/15) |
Period 1 (3/20–5/24) |
Period 2 (5/25–8/9) |
Period 3 (8/10–10/4) |
Period 4 (10/5–12/15) |
| (n = 894) |
(n = 407) |
(n = 222) |
(n = 190) |
(n = 75) |
|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Work Stress | 31 | 28 | 23 | 46 | 41 |
| Family/Parenting Stress | 26 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 24 |
| Stress Signs & Symptoms | 20 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 13 |
| Societal Stress (social & political context) | 14 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 8 |
| Social Isolation Stress | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Self-Care Stress | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – |
| (b) Resilience strategies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resilience Strategies | Overall |
Period 1 |
Period 2 |
Period 3 |
Period 4 |
| (3/20–12/15) |
(3/20–5/24) |
(5/25–8/9) |
(8/10–10/4) |
(10/5–12/15) |
|
| (n = 845) |
(n = 438) |
(n = 184) |
(n = 152) |
(n = 71) |
|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Practicing Acceptance | 21 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Using Positive Reappraisal | 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| Building Social Connections | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
| Practicing Self-Care | 16 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 21 |
| Engaging in Valued Activities | 10 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| Making Adjustments at Work | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 25 |
| Making Family/Parenting Adjustments | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Limiting News Exposure | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
a
There were 835 coded stress responses and 792 resilience strategies reported in 121 town halls and with a total of 3555 participants.