The Psychological Impact of Preexisting Mental and Physical Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Psychological Impact of Preexisting Mental and Physical Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.1037/tra0000840
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Silverstein, Madison W.
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作者：
Alonzi, Sarah;La Torre, Adelaide;Silverstein, Madison W.
COVID-19疫情极大地改变了我们的日常生活、职业轨迹和安全感。目前的研究认为，没有持续健康状况的年轻人可能会降低COVID-19感染并发症的风险。然而，年轻人在职业生涯中往往处于不稳定的位置。教育和社会生活，这可能比老年人更容易受到政策变化的干扰。因此，当务之急是确定年轻的成年人亚群谁是在心理健康困难的风险增加，制定有针对性的干预措施，以减轻情绪困扰。这项研究招募了620名年龄在18-35岁之间的年轻人（M = 26.59; SD = 5.24），以确定在宣布大流行后的几周内，性别（男性，女性或非二元）和健康状况（即，性别）是否存在自我报告的焦虑和抑郁差异。不存在健康状况、存在身体或精神健康状况、以及同时存在身体和精神健康状况）。对于抑郁和焦虑，非二元参与者报告的水平最高，其次是女性参与者。对于健康状况，那些同时具有精神和身体健康状况的人报告了最高的焦虑和抑郁，其次是有精神健康状况，身体健康状况和没有健康状况的人。这些发现呼吁将资源用于那些属于报告情绪困扰更大的群体的个人，以便临床医生可以尽早干预，以防止心理健康下降。
The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially changed our daily lives, career trajectories, and sense of safety. Current research posits that younger adults without persisting health conditions may be at reduced risk for complications of COVID-19 infection. However, young adults are often in unstable places in their careers. education, and social lives, which may be more disrupted by policy changes than those of older adults. Thus, it is imperative to identify young adult subgroups who are at increased risk for mental health difficulties to develop targeted interventions to mitigate emotional distress. This study recruited 620 young adults, Ages 18-35 (M = 26.59; SD = 5.24), to determine whether there were differences in self-reported anxiety and depression in the weeks following the pandemic declaration by gender (male, female, or nonbinary) and health status (i.e.. the absence of health conditions, the presence of either physical or mental health conditions, and the presence of both physical and mental health conditions) using a 3 x 4 analysis of variance. For both depression and anxiety, nonbinary participants reported the highest levels, followed by female participants. For health status, those with both mental and physical health conditions reported the highest anxiety and depression, followed by those with mental health conditions, physical health conditions, and no health conditions. These findings call for resources to be directed toward individuals who fall into groups reporting greater emotional distress, so that clinicians can intervene as early as possible to prevent mental health decline.