Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Ithaca, NY, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2022 May 2;22(1):869. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13289-4.
To examine the relationship between civic association participation and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly whether different forms of engagement mitigate the increased rates of psychological distress throughout 2020.
Panel survey data collected from a nationally representative cohort of 1222 U.S. adults. Data was collected in three waves in April, July, and November 2020. Psychological distress was measured using the validated Kessler-6 instrument in November 2020.
Respondents belonging to political associations were more likely to experience psychological distress (difference in predicted level of psychological distress on a 0-1 scale: 0.098, p ≤ .05) relative to those in unknown associations. However, individuals in political associations who more frequently interacted with others had lower levels of psychological distress (-.065, p ≤ .05) compared to those in political associations with less frequent interactions.
Civic engagement that facilitates interpersonal interactions may protect against psychological distress.
研究公民协会参与度与新冠疫情期间心理困扰之间的关系，尤其是不同形式的参与是否能减轻 2020 年心理困扰发生率的增加。
从一个具有全国代表性的 1222 名美国成年人的队列中收集了面板调查数据。数据于 2020 年 4 月、7 月和 11 月分三批收集。2020 年 11 月使用经过验证的 Kessler-6 工具测量心理困扰。
与属于未知协会的人相比，属于政治协会的受访者更有可能经历心理困扰（0-1 量表上心理困扰预测水平的差异：0.098，p≤.05）。然而，与政治协会中互动较少的人相比，与他人更频繁互动的政治协会成员的心理困扰程度较低（-.065，p≤.05）。
促进人际互动的公民参与活动可能有助于预防心理困扰。
