TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19-Induced Inequalities and Mental Health
T2 - Testing the Moderating Roles of Self-rated Health and Race/Ethnicity
AU - the Spit for Science Working Group
AU - Johnson, Kaprea F.
AU - Hood, Kristina B.
AU - Moreno, Oswaldo
AU - Fuentes, Lisa
AU - Williams, Chelsea Derlan
AU - Vassileva, Jasmin
AU - Amstadter, Ananda B.
AU - Dick, Danielle M.
AU - Dick, Danielle M.
AU - Amstadter, Ananda
AU - Lilley, Emily
AU - Gelzinis, Renolda
AU - Morris, Anne
AU - Bountress, Katie
AU - Adkins, Amy E.
AU - Thomas, Nathaniel
AU - Neale, Zoe
AU - Pedersen, Kimberly
AU - Bannard, Thomas
AU - Cho, Seung B.
AU - Adkins, Amy E.
AU - Barr, Peter
AU - Byers, Holly
AU - Berenz, Erin C.
AU - Caraway, Erin
AU - Cho, Seung B.
AU - Clifford, James S.
AU - Cooke, Megan
AU - Do, Elizabeth
AU - Edwards, Alexis C.
AU - Goyal, Neeru
AU - Hack, Laura M.
AU - Halberstadt, Lisa J.
AU - Hawn, Sage
AU - Kuo, Sally
AU - Lasko, Emily
AU - Lend, Jennifer
AU - Lind, Mackenzie
AU - Long, Elizabeth
AU - Martelli, Alexandra
AU - Meyers, Jacquelyn L.
AU - Mitchell, Kerry
AU - Moore, Ashlee
AU - Moscati, Arden
AU - Nasim, Aashir
AU - Neale, Zoe
AU - Opalesky, Jill
AU - Overstreet, Cassie
AU - Pais, A. Christian
AU - Su, Jinni
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - This study examines the relationship among COVID-19-induced social, economic, and educational inequalities on mental health (i.e., anxiety and depression). This study also examines if levels of self-rated health (SRH) moderate the relationship (i.e., COVID-induced inequalities [CII] and mental health), as well as examines the racial/ethnic group differences among 567 young adults in the mid-Atlantic region. Using a moderation model, results indicate that CII were significantly related to depression (b =.221, t(554) = 4.59, p =.000) and anxiety (b =.140, t(555) = 3.23, p =.001). SRH and race/ethnicity also moderated both relationships. At above-average SRH (i.e., moderator), higher CII were also significantly related to lower anxiety (Asian young adults only) and lower depression (Asian and White young adults only). Overall, SRH and race/ethnicity are important factors in the mental health impact of COVID-19 on young adults.
AB - This study examines the relationship among COVID-19-induced social, economic, and educational inequalities on mental health (i.e., anxiety and depression). This study also examines if levels of self-rated health (SRH) moderate the relationship (i.e., COVID-induced inequalities [CII] and mental health), as well as examines the racial/ethnic group differences among 567 young adults in the mid-Atlantic region. Using a moderation model, results indicate that CII were significantly related to depression (b =.221, t(554) = 4.59, p =.000) and anxiety (b =.140, t(555) = 3.23, p =.001). SRH and race/ethnicity also moderated both relationships. At above-average SRH (i.e., moderator), higher CII were also significantly related to lower anxiety (Asian young adults only) and lower depression (Asian and White young adults only). Overall, SRH and race/ethnicity are important factors in the mental health impact of COVID-19 on young adults.
KW - Anxiety
KW - COVID-19
KW - Depression
KW - Multivariate analysis
KW - Social determinants of health
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-022-01389-1
DO - 10.1007/s40615-022-01389-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 36018451
AN - SCOPUS:85137093130
SN - 2197-3792
VL - 10
SP - 2093
EP - 2103
JO - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
JF - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
IS - 5
ER -