Stories from the End of the World:

This study explores how people are reacting to the developing global pandemic. This event and our attempts to contain it have significantly disrupted routine social life. The purpose of this project is to examine the strategies people use to make sense of the pandemic, and how those strategies change as the political, social, and cultural conditions of the pandemic change.

Participants will complete a series of in-depth interviews and provide their perspectives on what they’ve experienced during the pandemic and how they’ve learned to think about those experiences.

This study has been reviewed by University of Washington’s Human Subjects Division

Sample topics

—>Awareness of the virus and its’ threat to public health
(e.g. “When did you first become aware of the coronavirus?”).
—>Disruptions to daily life and emotions
(e.g. “How has the global pandemic affected your day-to-day life?”).
—>Responses to the pandemic and coping resources
(e.g. “How have you adjusted to the daily life during the pandemic? What has helped?”).

Update: The first 3 rounds of interviews have been completed. A fourth round of interviews is scheduled for Winter 2022.