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The participants recalled their frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Perceived stress and depressive symptoms were measured via the Perceived Stress Scale-4 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. SES was assessed via a 7-point self-report scale. MANOVA, ANOVA, and conditional indirect effect analysis were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Residents with one SARS-CoV-2 infection experienced fewer depressive symptoms than those with no infections. Perceived stress mediated the association between one case of SARS-CoV-2 infection and reduced depressive symptoms, with higher SESs amplifying this association. Conversely, among individuals with multiple infections, the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with increased depressive symptoms.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In the postpandemic era, repeated SARS-CoV-2 infections still significantly affect residents' mental health. Attention should be paid to the psychological stress and depressive symptoms of high-risk groups, such as individuals with a history of repeated infections.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric research","volume":"189 ","pages":"Pages 395-402"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"SARS-CoV-2 infection frequency and depressive symptoms in Chinese residents: A moderated mediation model\",\"authors\":\"Yuan You , Duo Zhang , Jin Yu , Yibo Wu , Lin Cai\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.06.033\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with depressive symptoms, with reinfection posing a risk to mental health. 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SARS-CoV-2 infection frequency and depressive symptoms in Chinese residents: A moderated mediation model
Objective
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with depressive symptoms, with reinfection posing a risk to mental health. However, few studies have examined the impact of the frequency of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection on perceived stress and depressive symptoms. The present study aimed to examine whether the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with perceived stress and subsequent depressive symptoms and to determine whether socioeconomic status (SES) moderates this mediating effect.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, a total of 30,053 Chinese residents (15,011 males, 49.9 %) aged 19–107 years were recruited between June 20 and August 31, 2023. The participants recalled their frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Perceived stress and depressive symptoms were measured via the Perceived Stress Scale-4 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. SES was assessed via a 7-point self-report scale. MANOVA, ANOVA, and conditional indirect effect analysis were performed.
Results
Residents with one SARS-CoV-2 infection experienced fewer depressive symptoms than those with no infections. Perceived stress mediated the association between one case of SARS-CoV-2 infection and reduced depressive symptoms, with higher SESs amplifying this association. Conversely, among individuals with multiple infections, the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with increased depressive symptoms.
Conclusion
In the postpandemic era, repeated SARS-CoV-2 infections still significantly affect residents' mental health. Attention should be paid to the psychological stress and depressive symptoms of high-risk groups, such as individuals with a history of repeated infections.
期刊介绍:
Founded in 1961 to report on the latest work in psychiatry and cognate disciplines, the Journal of Psychiatric Research is dedicated to innovative and timely studies of four important areas of research:
(1) clinical studies of all disciplines relating to psychiatric illness, as well as normal human behaviour, including biochemical, physiological, genetic, environmental, social, psychological and epidemiological factors;
(2) basic studies pertaining to psychiatry in such fields as neuropsychopharmacology, neuroendocrinology, electrophysiology, genetics, experimental psychology and epidemiology;
(3) the growing application of clinical laboratory techniques in psychiatry, including imagery and spectroscopy of the brain, molecular biology and computer sciences;