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“What I thought was so important isn’t really that important”: international perspectives on making meaning during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Irina Todorovaa Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Liesemarie Albersb Fakultät für Psychologie, Fernuniversität, Hagen, Germany
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Nicole Aronsonc Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Adriana Baband Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Yael Benyaminie Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5110-8212
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Sabrina Cipollettaf Department of General Psychology, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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Maria del Rio Carralg Research Center for Psychology of Health, Aging and Sport Examination (PHASE), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-3964
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Elitsa Dimitrovah Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Claire Dudleyi Department of Psychology, St. Lawrence University Canton, New York, NY, USA
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Mariana Guzzardoj Department of Human Development and Women's Studies, California State University, East Bay, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3716-7336
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Razan Hammoudf Department of General Psychology, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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Darlina Hani Fadil Azimk Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons School of Medicine (PURCSI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Femke Hilverdal Department of Socio-Medical Sciences, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7542-4508
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Qi Huangm Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Liji Johnn Department of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Thrissur, India
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Michaela Kanevao Department of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sanjida Khanp Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-8606
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Zlatina Kostovaq University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Tatyana Kotzevah Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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M.A. Fathiman Department of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Thrissur, India
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Milu Maria Anton Department of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Thrissur, India
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Chloé Michoudg Research Center for Psychology of Health, Aging and Sport Examination (PHASE), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Mohammad Abdul Awal Miahr Centre for Research Excellence (PU-CRE), Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Julia Mohrb Fakultät für Psychologie, Fernuniversität, Hagen, Germany
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Karen Morgans School of Health Psychology, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland
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Elena Simona Nastased Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Efrat Netert Ruppin Academic Center, Emeq Hefer, Israel
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Yulia Panayotovau Health Psychology Research Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Hemali Patelv School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Dhanya Pillaik Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons School of Medicine (PURCSI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Manuela Polidoro Limaw Hospital da Liga Norte Riograndense Against Cancer in Natal, and INSA Institute Prepares - CESAC, Natal, Brazil
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Desiree Baolian Qinm Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Christel Salewskib Fakultät für Psychologie, Fernuniversität, Hagen, Germany
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K. Anu Sankarn Department of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Thrissur, India
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Sabrina Shaoc Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Jeevanisha Sureshk Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons School of Medicine (PURCSI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ralitsa Todorovax Department of Psychology, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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Silvia Caterina Maria Tomainof Department of General Psychology, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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Manja Vollmannl Department of Socio-Medical Sciences, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6464-775X
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David Wintery Centre for Research in Psychology and Sport Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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Mingjun Xiez Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Sam Xuan Ningk Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons School of Medicine (PURCSI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Asya Zlatarskau Health Psychology Research Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Pages 830-857 | Received 02 May 2021, Accepted 13 Sep 2021, Published online: 11 Oct 2021

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