Mental Health among Young Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Investigation.

IF 2.2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2023.2169230

Cornelia Măirean, Simona Alexandra Zancu, Loredana R Diaconu-Gherasim, Laura E Brumariu

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Abstract

This study aimed to assess changes in COVID-19 related factors (i.e. risk perception, knowledge about the virus, preventive behaviors and perceived efficacy) and mental health (i.e. psychological distress and positive mental health), in a sample of Romanian young adults attending college, assessed immediately after the national COVID-19 lockdown ended (Time 1) and six months after the end of the lockdown (Time 2). We also evaluated the longitudinal relations between COVID-19 related factors and mental health. The sample consisted of 289 undergraduate students (89.3% female, Mage = 20.74, SD = 1.06), who completed questionnaires assessing mental health and COVID-19-related factors via two online surveys, six months apart. The results showed that perceived efficacy and preventive behaviors, as well as positive mental health, but not psychological distress, decreased significantly over the six months period. Risk perception and perceived efficacy of preventive behaviors at Time 1 were positively related with the number of preventive behaviors measured six months later. Risk perception at Time 1 and fear of COVID-19 at Time 2 predicted the mental health indicators at Time 2. Public-health strategies should find the right balance in cultivating proper levels of risk perception that would be most beneficial for prevention of COVID-19 spread and mental health problems due to pandemic.

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COVID-19大流行期间年轻人的心理健康:一项两波纵向调查

本研究旨在评估罗马尼亚大学生样本中COVID-19相关因素(即风险认知、病毒知识、预防行为和感知功效)和心理健康(即心理困扰和积极心理健康)的变化，在全国COVID-19封锁结束后立即(时间1)和封锁结束后6个月(时间2)进行评估。我们还评估了COVID-19相关因素与心理健康之间的纵向关系。样本包括289名本科生(89.3%为女性，Mage = 20.74, SD = 1.06)，他们通过两次在线调查完成了评估心理健康和covid -19相关因素的问卷，间隔6个月。结果显示，在六个月的时间里，感知效能和预防行为以及积极的心理健康，而不是心理困扰，显著下降。时间1的风险感知和预防行为的感知效果与6个月后测量的预防行为数量呈正相关。时间1的风险感知和时间2对COVID-19的恐惧预测了时间2的心理健康指标。公共卫生战略应在培养适当水平的风险认知方面找到适当的平衡，这将最有利于预防COVID-19的传播和大流行导致的精神健康问题。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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4.30

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3.70%

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