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JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
卷 67, 期 5, 页码 714-717出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.08.009
关键词
Young adult; COVID-19; Loneliness; Depression; Mental health; USA
资金
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [R01AA022087, R01AA027496, R34AA028074]
- University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Arthur Elzey Research Fund
Purpose: Young adults are at high risk for increases in loneliness and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study examined increases in loneliness in a young adult sample, for whom increases were greater, and association with increases in depression and anxiety. Method: Data from 564 young adults (ages 22-29, 60.7% women) were collected in January 2020 (pre-pandemic) and April/May 2020 (during pandemic). Results: Loneliness increased from January to April/May and changes in loneliness were greater for females, those with higher perceived social support in January, and those with greater concerns about the pandemic's social impacts. Depression (but not anxiety) increased during this time with changes in loneliness accounting for much of the increase in depression. Conclusions: Intervention strategies with young adults need to address loneliness and feelings of reduced social support during this time, especially for those who may have had greater disruption in their social lives. (C) 2020 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.
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