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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2023

Does COVID-19 affect mental health and substance use in young adults?

Duo Helen Wei, Sreelekha Prakash, Riya Goyal, Rebecca Zhang

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Duo Helen WeiComputer Science Department, School of Business, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ,, USA.
Sreelekha PrakashSchool of Health Science, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, USA.
Riya GoyalComputer Science Department, School of Business, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ,, USA.
Rebecca ZhangBiotechnology High School, Freehold, NJ, USA.
Stockton University · USCamp Quality New Jersey · USLaboratoire d'Informatique de Paris-Nord · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMental health has been impacted by COVID-19 throughout the United States and beyond. The mental health and well-being were further affected with excessive substance use during the pandemic. The aim of this research was to explore how the COVID-19 affects the mental health of the young adults (18-24 years) in the South Jersey area. We also examined the association between mental health symptoms in young adults and substance use during the first and second year of the pandemic. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with (

resultsThe study showed that "Lonely" and "Hopeless" were the top two mental health symptoms. It was observed that the symptoms of "Lonely" and "Hopeless" increased for both males and females. In general, males seemed to be affected more than females in this study for mental health symptoms. For substance use, "Nervous" and "Smoking" showed positive correlation in 2020 and "Hopeless" and "Alcohol" were positively correlated in 2021.

conclusionsYoung adults' mental health symptoms and substance use has been proven to be affected through the pandemic and this research results even though localized will assist the community and educational institutions to plan better support to assist young adults with better health and wellness initiatives.

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COVID-19lonelinessmental healthnervousnesssubstance useyoung adults

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PMID37288411
PMCPMC10243452
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