Biosciences Division, Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA.
Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
J Clin Psychol. 2021 Mar;77(3):556-570. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23082. Epub 2020 Oct 31.
This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent social restrictions or quarantines on the mental health of the global adult population.
A sample of 6,882 individuals (M = 42.30; 78.8% female) from 59 countries completed an online survey asking about several pandemic-related changes in life and psychological status.
Of these participants, 25.4% and 19.5% reported moderate-to-severe depression (DASS-21) and anxiety symptoms (GAD-7), respectively. Demographic characteristics (e.g. higher-income country), COVID-19 exposure (e.g., having had unconfirmed COVID-19 symptoms), government-imposed quarantine level, and COVID-19-based life changes (e.g., having a hard time transitioning to working from home; increase in verbal arguments or conflict with other adult in home) explained 17.9% of the variance in depression and 21.5% in anxiety symptoms.
In addition to posing a high risk to physical health, the COVID-19 pandemic has robustly affected global mental health, so it is essential to ensure that mental health services reach individuals showing pandemic-related depression and anxiety symptoms.
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行及随后的社会限制或隔离措施对全球成年人口心理健康的影响。
来自 59 个国家的 6882 名参与者（M=42.30；78.8%为女性）完成了一项在线调查，内容涉及与大流行相关的生活和心理状况的一些变化。
这些参与者中，分别有 25.4%和 19.5%报告有中度至重度抑郁（DASS-21）和焦虑症状（GAD-7）。人口统计学特征（例如高收入国家）、COVID-19 暴露（例如，出现未经证实的 COVID-19 症状）、政府实施的隔离级别以及 COVID-19 相关的生活变化（例如，难以在家中过渡到工作；言语争吵或与家中其他成年人的冲突增加）解释了抑郁症状的 17.9%和焦虑症状的 21.5%的方差。
除了对身体健康构成高风险外，COVID-19 大流行还对全球心理健康产生了强烈影响，因此，必须确保心理健康服务能够覆盖出现与大流行相关的抑郁和焦虑症状的个体。
