Emotional adaptation during a crisis: decline in anxiety and depression after the initial weeks of COVID-19 in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic are known to exacerbate depression and anxiety, though their temporal trajectories remain under-investigated. The present study aims to investigate fluctuations in depression and anxiety using the COVID-19 pandemic as a model crisis. A total of 1512 adults living in the United States enrolled in this online study beginning April 2, 2020 and were assessed weekly for 10 weeks (until June 4, 2020). We measured depression and anxiety using the Zung Self-Rating Depression scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state subscale), respectively, along with demographic and COVID-related surveys. Linear mixed-effects models were used to examine factors contributing to longitudinal changes in depression and anxiety. We found that depression and anxiety levels were

SUBMITTER: Shuster A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8377451 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature