Mental health trajectories over the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults reporting adverse childhood experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been shown to worsen the effect of COVID-19 stress on mental health problems in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults. This study extends that research by examining depression, anxiety, hostility, and perceived stress trajectories across successive phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in a prospective, multi-wave panel study using data collected pre-COVID-19 pandemic onset, Early pandemic, Peak pandemic, and Post-Peak pandemic.

Methods

The baseline data come from the Niagara Longitudinal Heart Study (NLHS) and the three COVID-19 waves come from a sub-study of the NLHS examining the specific impact of the pandemic. Using a Bayesian multivariate mixed-model regression framework, 171 partici

SUBMITTER: Mousavi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283320 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature