Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Canada.
Ir J Psychol Med. 2022 Dec;39(4):351-362. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2021.1. Epub 2021 Jan 14.
To examine the impact of relationship status on levels of stress, anxiety, and depression during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to identify relationship status groups who are at greater risk of mental health difficulties.
The sample was drawn from individuals who subscribed to the Text4Hope program, a cognitive behavioral therapy inspired text messaging service developed to support Albertans during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey link was sent to the subscribers to ascertain their relationship status and assess psychopathology using the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Data analysis was carried out using SPSS-26 for descriptive statistics.
Within the first 6 weeks of the pandemic, 8267 of 44·992 subscribers responded to the online survey giving a response rate of 19.4%. Mean scores on the PSS, GAD-7, and PHQ-9 were highest among those who were single and lowest among those who were widowed. Overall, mean scores on the PHQ-9 were higher in groups who self-identified as separated or divorced when compared with groups who identified as having partners, including the categories of married or cohabiting.
Relationship status during the COVID-19 pandemic has an influence on the mental health of individuals. Our findings highlight relationship groups at risk of mental health problems during the pandemic and for whom treatments and mitigation should be targeted.
探讨在冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行期间，恋爱关系状况对压力、焦虑和抑郁水平的影响，以确定处于心理健康问题高风险的恋爱关系状况群体。
该样本取自订阅 Text4Hope 计划的个人，这是一项受认知行为疗法启发的短信服务，旨在为 COVID-19 大流行期间的艾伯塔省居民提供支持。向订阅者发送了一个调查链接，以确定他们的恋爱关系状况，并使用 10 项感知压力量表（PSS-10）、7 项广泛性焦虑症量表（GAD-7）和 9 项患者健康问卷（PHQ-9）评估精神病理学。使用 SPSS-26 进行数据分析，以进行描述性统计。
在大流行的前 6 周内，44992 名订户中有 8267 人回复了在线调查，回应率为 19.4%。在 PSS、GAD-7 和 PHQ-9 上的平均得分在单身人群中最高，在丧偶人群中最低。总体而言，在自我认同为分居或离婚的人群中，PHQ-9 的平均得分高于自我认同为有伴侣的人群，包括已婚或同居的人群。
COVID-19 大流行期间的恋爱关系状况对个人的心理健康有影响。我们的研究结果突出了在大流行期间处于心理健康问题风险中的恋爱关系群体，应针对这些群体进行治疗和缓解。
