Household composition and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Household composition may be an important factor associated with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic as people spend more time at home due to physical distancing and lockdown restrictions. Adults living with children-especially women-may be particularly vulnerable to anxiety as they balance additional childcare responsibilities and homeschooling with work. The objective of this study was to examine the association between household composition and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore gender as an effect modifier.

Methods

Data were derived from seven waves of a national online survey of Canadian adults aged 18+ years from May 2020 to March 2021, which used quota sampling by age, gender, and region proportional to the English-speaking Canadia

SUBMITTER: McDonald AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632761 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature