Initial Observations of Psychological and Behavioral Effects of COVID-19 in the United States, Using Google Trends Data
Daniel S Goldman
Abstract
Google Trends offers researchers a glimpse inside the minds of a large group of people, all at once, and offers a very high resolution as well. As a result, trend data may be useful for identifying rapid changes in day to day psychological states and behaviors associated with the COVID-19 outbreak. This paper analyzes stress related search terms as well as food related search terms, and identifies changes in patterns for each that appear to be associated with the outbreak.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakPsychology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Data scienceGeographyComputer scienceMedicineVirologyDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesInfluenza Virus Research Studies