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ArticleJournal of affective disorders reports2021

Youth mental health before and after the control of the coronavirus disease 2019: A nationally representative cohort study of Chinese college students.

Shun Gong, Lambert Zixin Li, Senhu Wang

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Article in Journal of affective disorders reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shun GongInstitute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 5 Jianguomen Inner Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100732, China.
Lambert Zixin LiGraduate School of Business, Stanford University, 152B East Faculty Building, 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305-7298, USA.
Senhu WangDepartment of Sociology, National University of Singapore, AS1 #03-06, 11 Arts Link, 117573, Singapore.
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences · CNNational University of Singapore · SGStanford University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: To investigate youth mental health changes over the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using a national probability sample and longitudinal design. Methods: A representative sample of 4918 Chinese college students were surveyed during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic for the first wave and after the new cases steadily declined for the second wave. Mental health was measured by the ten-question Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10). Logistic regression model was fitted to compare changes in psychological distress before and after the peak of the pandemic. Results: Of the respondents of both waves, 45.04% reported psychological distress during the initial outbreak of the pandemic and 26.49% reported it when new COVID-19 cases steadily declined. Psychological distress significantly reduced after the peak of the pandemic but persisted in some students. Limitations: The study measured psychological distress once after the initial control of the COVID-19. More psychiatric disorders need to be traced as the pandemic continues to evolve. Conclusions: Although effective control of COVID-19 benefited young people's mental health, psychiatric disorders continued to be prevalent. Future research public health policies should target the speedy recovery of the high-risk cases with persistent mental health problems.

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