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ArticleJournal of traumatic stress2021

Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic in an Urban, Low-Income Public University Sample.

Sasha Rudenstine, Kat McNeal, Talia Schulder, Catherine K Ettman, Michelle Hernandez, Kseniia Gvozdieva, Sandro Galea

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Article in Journal of traumatic stress, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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99 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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7 authors.

Sasha RudenstineDepartment of Psychology, City College of New York, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7659-0874
Kat McNealDepartment of Psychology, City College of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Talia SchulderDepartment of Psychology, City College of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Catherine K EttmanSchool of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Michelle HernandezDepartment of Psychology, City College of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Kseniia GvozdievaDepartment of Psychology, City College of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Sandro GaleaSchool of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental health disparities in the aftermath of national disasters and the protective role of socioeconomic status are both well documented. We assessed the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among underresourced public university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Between April 8, 2020, and May 2, 2020, adult students (N = 1,821) across the CUNY system completed an online survey examining COVID-19-related stressors and mental health and sociodemographic factors. Using multivariable logistical regression to assess the association between COVID-19-related stressors and depression and anxiety symptoms, we found a high prevalence and severity of depression and anxiety symptoms. We also observed that more exposure to COVID-19-related stressors was associated with increased depressive (27.0%, 41.4%, and 63.1% for low-, medium-, and high-level stressors, respectively) and anxiety symptoms (19.3%, 34.6%, 52.2%). In addition, the degree of exposure to COVID-19-related stressors served as an important predictor of depression and anxiety symptoms. Compared to high levels of stressors, the odds of depression were 0.2, 95% CI [0.2, 0.3] for low- and 0.4, 95% CI [0.3, 0.5] for medium-level stressors; for anxiety, the odds were 0.2, 95% CI [0.2, 0.3] for low and 0.05, 95% CI [0.4, 0.6] for medium stressors. Finally, household savings of less than $5,000 increased the risk of anxiety but not depression symptoms, OR = 1.3, 95% CI [1.0,1.6]. Together, these findings tell a devastating story of psychological distress among students from lower socioeconomic groups living in the COVID-19 epicenter of the U.S. pandemic.

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Psychological DistressAdolescentAdultAnxietyCOVID-19DepressionEconomic StatusFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityPandemicsPovertyPrevalenceSARS-CoV-2

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