id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-259562-e1htl489 Petzold, Moritz Bruno Risk, resilience, psychological distress, and anxiety at the beginning of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Germany 2020-07-07 .txt text/plain 3501 191 51 An online survey in the general population in China showed that more than half of the participants rated the psychological impact of the events as moderate-to-severe and 16.5% reported depressive and 28.8% anxiety symptoms of moderate-to-severe intensity during the initial stage of the pandemic. Another study from China showed a lower prevalence of symptoms of psychological distress in Chinese workforce during the COVID-19 outbreak Tan, Hao, et al., 2020) , and particularly, individuals with preexisting (mental) health issues seem to suffer from psychological strain in the context of the pandemic . Hence, the aim of the present study was to assess psychological distress, anxiety, and depression with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze possible risk and protective factors. Our study represents the first study that assesses psychological distress, anxiety, and depression as well as risk and protective factors in the current COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. ./cache/cord-259562-e1htl489.txt ./txt/cord-259562-e1htl489.txt