The mediating role of social connectedness and hope in the relationship between group membership continuity and mental health problems in vulnerable young people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing evidence of a beneficial effect of social group processes on well-being and mental health.

Aims

To investigate the role of group membership continuity in reducing mental ill-health among young people who were already vulnerable pre-pandemic, and to understand the social and psychological mechanisms of the benefits of group memberships for vulnerable young people.

Method

This study takes a cross-sectional design, using survey data from a sample of 105 young people aged 16-35 years, collected approximately 1 year after the global COVID-19 outbreak (January to July 2021). Correlational and path analyses were used to test the associations between group membership continuity and mental health problems (depression, anxiety, psychotic-like experie

SUBMITTER: Vella C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375864 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature