遗传易感性、感知到的威胁和负担，以及COVID-19疫情期间焦虑症状变化的性别差异

Abstract Several meta-analyses have shown that the COVID-19 crisis and the efforts to contain the virus have had a significant impact on mental health, leading to an increase in anxiety-related symptoms, especially in the first phase of the pandemic. The present paper aimed to investigate the development of anxiety symptoms throughout the course of the pandemic in a non-clinical sample. Using longitudinal data from the German TwinLife panel, the study investigates how stressor-related perceptions of threat and burden mediated the development of anxiety symptoms while acknowledging individuals’