Depressive and anxious symptoms among young adults in the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from monitoring the future.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is associated with worsening mental health among young adults, but further research is necessary to quantify the associations with depression and anxiety.

Methods

Using Monitoring the Future data (N = 1244 young adults, modal age: 19, Fall 2020 supplement), we examined internalizing symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-8 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 separately), dividing the sample into those without clinically significant scores, significant scores but minimal pandemic-attributed symptoms, and significant scores with substantial pandemic-attributed symptoms. Logistic regression analyses linked demographic factors, pandemic-related experiences, and coping methods to symptom groups

SUBMITTER: Kreski NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272444 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature