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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Social determinants of mental health during a year of the COVID-19 pandemic |
Author: | Minihan, S. Orben, A. Songco, A. Fox, E. Ladouceur, C.D. Mewton, L. Moulds, M. Pfeifer, J.H. Van Harmelen, A.-L. Schweizer, S. |
Citation: | Development and Psychopathology, 2023; 35(4):1701-1713 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
ISSN: | 0954-5794 1469-2198 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Savannah Minihan, Amy Orben, Annabel Songco, Elaine Fox, Cecile D. Ladouceur, Louise Mewton, Michelle Moulds, Jennifer H. Pfeifer, Anne-Laura Van Harmelen, and Susanne Schweizer |
Abstract: | Belonging is a basic human need, with social isolation signaling a threat to biological fitness. Sensitivity to ostracism varies across individuals and the lifespan, peaking in adolescence. Government-imposed restrictions upon social interactions during COVID-19 may therefore be particularly detrimental to young people and those most sensitive to ostracism. Participants (N = 2367; 89.95% female, 11–100 years) from three countries with differing levels of government restrictions (Australia, UK, and USA) were surveyed thrice at three-month intervals (May 2020 – April 2021). Young people, and those living under the tightest government restrictions, reported the worst mental health, with these inequalities in mental health remaining constant throughout the study period. Further dissection of these results revealed that young people high on social rejection sensitivity reported the most mental health problems at the final assessment. These findings help account for the greater impact of enforced social isolation on young people’s mental health, and open novel avenues for intervention. |
Keywords: | COVID-19; mental health; physical distancing; social connectedness; social rejection sensitivity |
Description: | First Published online 7 July 2022 |
Rights: | © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
DOI: | 10.1017/s0954579422000396 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1184136 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579422000396 |
Appears in Collections: | Psychology publications |
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