Profiles of risk factors for depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a high burden in the general population. The exposure to an accumulation of risk factors, as opposed to a single risk, may have been associated with higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms during the pandemic. This study aimed to (1) identify subgroups of individuals with distinct constellations of risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) investigate differences in levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. German participants (N = 2245) were recruited between June-September 2020 through an online survey (ADJUST study). Latent class analysis (LCA) and multiple group analyses (Wald-tests) were conducted to identify profiles of risk factors and examine differences in symptoms of depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-2). The LCA included 14 rob

SUBMITTER: Kenntemich L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985930 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature