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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general Chinese population: Changes, predictors and psychosocial correlates

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Duan, Hongxia, Yan, Linlin, Ding, Xu, Gan, Yiqun, Kohn, Nils, Wu, Jianhui·2020·Psychiatry Research

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The current COVID-19 pandemic is not only a threat to physical health, but also brings a burden to mental health in the general Chinese population. However, the temporal change of mental health status due to pandemic-related stress in relation to protective and risk factors to hostility is less known. This study was implemented at two timepoints, i.e., during the peak and the remission of the COVID-19 pandemic. 3233 Chinese individuals participated in the first wave, and among them 1390 participants were followed in a second wave. The result showed that fear significantly decreased over time, while depression level significantly increased during the second wave compared to the first wave of the survey. Younger age, lower-income, increased level of perceived stress, and current quarantine experience were significant predictors of depression escalation. Younger people and individuals who had a higher initial stress response tended to show more hostility. Furthermore, the use of negative coping strategy plays a potential intermediating role in the stress-related increase in hostility, while social support acts as a buffer in hostility in the general population under high stress. As the whole world is facing the same pandemic, this research provides several implications for public mental health intervention.

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  • The duration of COVID-19 is a factor associated with increased emotional distress.

    “The duration of COVID-19 is a factor associated with increased emotional distress.”

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  • The association between COVID-19-related emotional reactions and youth mental health outcomes is generally consistent with evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health.

    “This is generally consistent with evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health [49,50], yet not surprising.”

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Authors
Duan, H., Yan, L., Ding, X., Gan, Y., Kohn, N., & Wu, J.
Affiliations
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • Shenzhen University (CN)
  • Peking University (CN)
Corresponding author
Wu, Jianhui
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-11
Volume
293
Pages
113396
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3049527434
Cited by
97
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 4
FWCI
7.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31920103009)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, mental health, depression, hostility, perceived stress, quarantine experience, coping strategies, social support, risk factors, Chinese population
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Anxiety, China, Depression, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Quarantine, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Asian People

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