Characteristics of mental health stability during COVID-19: An online survey with people residing in a city region of the North West of England.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Despite the significant mental health challenges the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated government measures have presented, research has shown that the majority of people have adapted and coped well. The aim of this study was i) to determine the proportion of people with mental stability and volatility during the pandemic in a North West England city region sample and ii) to establish group differences in psychosocial variables. Mental stability and volatility refer to the extent to which individuals reported change in levels of common mental health symptoms over the course of 12 weeks. No change in mental health over the 12 weeks reflected mental stability whilst change in mental health reflected mental volatility.

Method

A two-wave-online survey (N = 1

SUBMITTER: Ujhelyi Gomez K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278749 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature