Positive mental health and perceived change in mental health among adults in Canada during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Canadian surveys from spring/summer 2020 suggest the prevalence of some positive mental health (PMH) outcomes have declined compared to pre-pandemic levels. However, less is known about the state of PMH during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We compared adults' self-rated mental health (SRMH), community belonging and life satisfaction in Fall 2020 versus 2019 in the overall population and across sociodemographic characteristics using cross-sectional data from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (September-December, 2020) and the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey. We also conducted regression analyses to examine which sociodemographic factors were associated with reporting in Fall 2020 that one's mental health was about the same or bett

SUBMITTER: Capaldi CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8639168 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature