Association of discrimination experiences with rapid subsequent changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms in US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: This study explores how discrimination experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic relate to anxiety and depressive symptoms in US adults. Using a national representative intensive longitudinal survey, the study evaluates rapid subsequent changes in anxiety and depression when individuals undergo heightened discrimination beyond their usual experiences. The study used 23 survey time points, primarily with 2-week intervals, from the Understanding America Study (n = 8198). Time-varying and time-lagged associations between discrimination experiences and anxiety and depression were modeled using multilevel logistic random-effect repeated-measures regression models. The results showed that discrimination experiences were associated with moderate-to-severe anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well a

SUBMITTER: Ordonez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409127 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature