Predictors of Change in Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cross-sectional data suggest that depression, anxiety, and stress have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, longitudinal research is needed to test changes in mental health and determine factors that contribute to change. The purpose of this study was to compare anxiety, depression, and stress pre-pandemic to during the pandemic within the same sample and identify predictors of change (i.e., disease threat, changes to daily life, social isolation, financial worries).

Method

Three national samples of U.S. adults were recruited through an online platform (Amazon's Mechanical Turk). Participants completed online surveys pre-pandemic (September - December 2019) and during the pandemic(April - June 2020).

Results

Across the three samples, mini-meta a

SUBMITTER: Haliwa I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754804 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature