Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 W Franklin Street, Richmond, VA, 23284-2018, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Oct;10(5):2093-2103. doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01389-1. Epub 2022 Aug 26.
This study examines the relationship among COVID-19-induced social, economic, and educational inequalities on mental health (i.e., anxiety and depression). This study also examines if levels of self-rated health (SRH) moderate the relationship (i.e., COVID-induced inequalities [CII] and mental health), as well as examines the racial/ethnic group differences among 567 young adults in the mid-Atlantic region. Using a moderation model, results indicate that CII were significantly related to depression (b = .221, t(554) = 4.59, p = .000) and anxiety (b = .140, t(555) = 3.23, p = .001). SRH and race/ethnicity also moderated both relationships. At above-average SRH (i.e., moderator), higher CII were also significantly related to lower anxiety (Asian young adults only) and lower depression (Asian and White young adults only). Overall, SRH and race/ethnicity are important factors in the mental health impact of COVID-19 on young adults.
本研究考察了 COVID-19 引发的社会、经济和教育不平等对心理健康（即焦虑和抑郁）的影响。本研究还检验了自我报告健康水平（SRH）是否调节这种关系（即 COVID 引发的不平等[CII]和心理健康），并考察了 567 名来自大西洋中部地区的年轻成年人的种族/族裔群体差异。使用调节模型的结果表明，CII 与抑郁（b =.221，t（554）= 4.59，p =.000）和焦虑（b =.140，t（555）= 3.23，p =.001）显著相关。SRH 和种族/族裔也调节了这两种关系。在高于平均水平的 SRH（即调节变量）下，较高的 CII 也与较低的焦虑（仅亚洲年轻成年人）和较低的抑郁（仅亚洲和白人年轻成年人）显著相关。总体而言，SRH 和种族/族裔是 COVID-19 对年轻成年人心理健康影响的重要因素。
