Effects of social support on depression risk during the COVID-19 pandemic: What support types and for whom?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of depression have increased worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. One known protective factor for depression is social support, but more work is needed to quantify the extent to which social support could reduce depression risk during a global crisis, and specifically to identify which types of support are most helpful, and who might benefit most.

Methods

Data were obtained from participants in the All of Us Research Program who responded to the CO VID-19 P articipant E xperience (COPE) survey administered monthly from May 2020 to July 2020 (N=69,066, 66% female). Social support was assessed using 10 items measuring emotional/informational support (e.g., someone to confide in or talk to about yourself or your problems), positive social interaction

SUBMITTER: Choi KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9128784 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature