Mental Health and Well-Being Trends Through the First Year-and-a-Half of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Young Adults in the USA.
Mental Health and Well-Being Trends Through the First Year-and-a-Half of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Young Adults in the USA.
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DOI：
10.1007/s11121-022-01382-4
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发表时间：
2022-08
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Lee, Christine M
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作者：
Graupensperger, Scott;Calhoun, Brian H;Fleming, Charles;Rhew, Isaac C;Lee, Christine M
这项研究考察了2019冠状病毒病大流行之前和最初一年半期间年轻人心理健康和幸福感的纵向轨迹。从COVID-19（2020年1月）之前开始并持续至2021年8月，对年轻成人社区队列（N = 656;法师= 25.6岁; 59.3%为女性）进行了重复评估。多水平样条增长模型估计三个分部的变化：（a）疫情前至二零二零年四月╱五月，（B）二零二零年四月╱五月至二零二零年九月，及（c）二零二零年九月至二零二一年八月。抑郁症状和孤独感在第一段显著增加，稍微稳定，然后在最后一段显著下降。焦虑症状在前两段没有变化，但在最后一段显著下降。对生活的满意度在前两个阶段显著下降，然后在最后一个阶段显著上升。将疫情前（2020年1月）的评分与上次随访（2021年7月或8月）的评分进行直接比较，发现抑郁症状、孤独感和生活满意度恢复到疫情前的水平（无显著差异），焦虑症状相对于疫情前显著降低。研究结果支持了对年轻人在COVID-19大流行最初几个月的心理健康和幸福感的担忧，但也表明年轻人的情绪幸福感平均可能会恢复到大流行前的水平。 在线版本包含补充材料，可通过10.1007/s11121-022-01382-4获得。
This study examined longitudinal trajectories of young adults’ mental health and well-being before and throughout the first year-and-a-half of the COVID-19 pandemic. Repeated assessments of a young adult community cohort (N = 656; Mage = 25.6 years; 59.3% female) were conducted beginning prior to COVID-19 (January 2020) and extending through August 2021. Multilevel spline growth models estimated changes in three segments: (a) from pre-pandemic to April/May 2020, (b) from April/May 2020 to September 2020, and (c) from September 2020 to August 2021. Depression symptoms and loneliness increased significantly in the first segment, plateaued slightly, then decreased significantly across the final segment. Anxiety symptoms were unchanged across the first two segments, but significantly decreased in the final segment. Satisfaction with life decreased significantly across the first two segments, and then increased significantly in the final segment. Direct comparisons of pre-pandemic scores (January 2020) to the last follow-up (July or August 2021) showed a return to pre-pandemic levels of depression symptoms, loneliness, and satisfaction with life, as indicated by non-significant differences, and significantly lower anxiety symptoms, relative to pre-pandemic. Findings support concerns for young adults’ mental health and well-being in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also indicate that young adults’ emotional well-being, on average, may be returning to pre-pandemic levels. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11121-022-01382-4.