Evaluating the mental health status, help-seeking behaviors, and coping strategies of Canadian essential workers versus non-essential workers during COVID-19: a longitudinal study.

IF 2.3 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Anxiety Stress and Coping Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-26 DOI:10.1080/10615806.2023.2235294

Nisali Muthumuni, Jordana L Sommer, Renée El-Gabalawy, Kristin A Reynolds, Natalie P Mota

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Abstract

Objective: This study examined mental health symptoms, help-seeking, and coping differences between Canadian essential workers (EWs) versus non-EWs, as well as common COVID-related concerns and longitudinal predictors of mental health symptoms among EWs only.

Design: An online, longitudinal survey (N = 1260; response rate (RR) = 78.5%) assessing mental health and psychosocial domains amongst Canadian adults was administered during the first wave of COVID-19 with a six-month follow-up (N = 821; RR = 53.7%).

Methods: Cross tabulations and chi-square analyses examined sociodemographic, mental health, and coping differences between EWs and non-EWs. Frequencies evaluated common COVID-related concerns. Linear regression analyses examined associations between baseline measures with mental health symptoms six months later amongst EWs.

Results: EWs reported fewer mental health symptoms and avoidance coping than non-EWs, and were most concerned with transmitting COVID-19. Both groups reported similar patterns of help-seeking. Longitudinal correlates of anxiety and perceived stress symptoms among EWs included age, marital status, household income, accessing a psychologist, avoidant coping, and higher COVID-19-related distress.

Conclusions: COVID-19 has had a substantial impact on the mental health of Canadian EWs. This research identifies which EWs are at greater risk of developing mental disorders, and may further guide the development of pandemic-related interventions for these workers.

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评估 COVID-19 期间加拿大基本工人与非基本工人的心理健康状况、求助行为和应对策略：一项纵向研究。

研究目的本研究调查了加拿大基本工人（EWs）与非基本工人之间的心理健康症状、求助和应对差异，以及与 COVID 相关的常见问题和仅在基本工人中存在的心理健康症状的纵向预测因素：设计：在 COVID-19 第一轮调查期间，对加拿大成年人进行了一项在线纵向调查（N = 1260；响应率 (RR) = 78.5%），评估他们的心理健康和社会心理领域，并进行了为期 6 个月的跟踪调查（N = 821；RR = 53.7%）：交叉表和卡方分析检验了 EW 与非 EW 在社会人口、心理健康和应对能力方面的差异。频率评估了与 COVID 相关的常见问题。线性回归分析检验了基线测量与六个月后 EWs 心理健康症状之间的关联：结果：与非 EW 相比，EW 报告的心理健康症状和回避应对较少，他们最担心的是传播 COVID-19。两组人群的求助模式相似。EWs焦虑和感知压力症状的纵向相关因素包括年龄、婚姻状况、家庭收入、接触心理学家、回避应对以及较高的COVID-19相关困扰：结论：COVID-19 对加拿大 EW 的心理健康产生了重大影响。这项研究确定了哪些外籍工人患精神障碍的风险更大，并可进一步指导为这些工人制定与大流行病相关的干预措施。

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期刊介绍： This journal provides a forum for scientific, theoretically important, and clinically significant research reports and conceptual contributions. It deals with experimental and field studies on anxiety dimensions and stress and coping processes, but also with related topics such as the antecedents and consequences of stress and emotion. We also encourage submissions contributing to the understanding of the relationship between psychological and physiological processes, specific for stress and anxiety. Manuscripts should report novel findings that are of interest to an international readership. While the journal is open to a diversity of articles.