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Potential joint effects of perceptions related to COVID-19 and future social development on depressive symptoms: a Chinese population-based study.
- Source :
- Journal of Mental Health; Aug2022, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p534-542, 9p, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant negative socio-political, economic, and psychological consequences. To investigate the impact of individual-level (illness representations of COVID-19) and structurally derived (anticipated social-political development in the economy, security, and social harmony in the next year) factors, and their potential moderation effects on depressive symptoms. An anonymous population-based telephone survey was conducted among the general public of Hong Kong, China during 3–10 April 2020 (n = 300, response rate 56%). Depressive symptoms were assessed by the validated Chinese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Of the participants, 8.7% showed probable moderate-to-severe depression. Hierarchical linear regression models showed that illness representations of personal/treatment control and emotional responses and anticipated deterioration in social harmony were independently and significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Anticipated deterioration in security significantly moderated the associations between perceived consequence/treatment control of COVID-19 and depressive symptoms, such that the associations were stronger among people who anticipated a strong deterioration in security. The findings suggested that perceptions of COVID-19 and future social-political development jointly and interactively contributed to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health professionals and promotions should take the multiple-level mental health determinants into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09638237
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158320040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2021.2022612