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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general Chinese population: Changes, predictors and psychosocial correlates.
- Source :
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Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2020 Nov; Vol. 293, pp. 113396. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 18. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The current COVID-19 pandemic is not only a threat to physical health, but also brings a burden to mental health in the general Chinese population. However, the temporal change of mental health status due to pandemic-related stress in relation to protective and risk factors to hostility is less known. This study was implemented at two timepoints, i.e., during the peak and the remission of the COVID-19 pandemic. 3233 Chinese individuals participated in the first wave, and among them 1390 participants were followed in a second wave. The result showed that fear significantly decreased over time, while depression level significantly increased during the second wave compared to the first wave of the survey. Younger age, lower-income, increased level of perceived stress, and current quarantine experience were significant predictors of depression escalation. Younger people and individuals who had a higher initial stress response tended to show more hostility. Furthermore, the use of negative coping strategy plays a potential intermediating role in the stress-related increase in hostility, while social support acts as a buffer in hostility in the general population under high stress. As the whole world is facing the same pandemic, this research provides several implications for public mental health intervention.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Anxiety epidemiology
Asian People psychology
China epidemiology
Depression epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
COVID-19
Fear
Mental Health statistics & numerical data
Quarantine psychology
Stress, Psychological epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1872-7123
- Volume :
- 293
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychiatry research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32861096
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113396