A Multi-site, longitudinal investigation of emerging adult mental health across multiple stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact mental health across different (a) pandemic stages, (b) mental-health aspects, (c) people, and (d) life circumstances? Answering these questions will identify ongoing mental health needs and could inform mitigation strategies for future large-scale stressors. However, answers to these questions remain elusive because studies have often focused on a single, early stage of the pandemic (without appropriate pre-pandemic baselines) or single facets of mental health. This preregistered, multisite study addressed these gaps by examining clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety) and well-being (life satisfaction) among emerging adults in college (primarily first-year students) from shortly before the pandemic (Fall 2019) through initial (Spring 2020) (N = 760

SUBMITTER: Young G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658229 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature