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Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 3/2020

01-09-2020 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Original Paper

The Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Mental Health

Authors: Leilei Liang, Hui Ren, Ruilin Cao, Yueyang Hu, Zeying Qin, Chuanen Li, Songli Mei

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 3/2020

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Abstract

The purposes of this study was to assess the youth mental health after the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) occurred in China two weeks later, and to investigate factors of mental health among youth groups. A cross-sectional study was conducted two weeks after the occurrence of COVID-19 in China. A total of 584 youth enrolled in this study and completed the question about cognitive status of COVID-19, the General Health Questionnaire(GHQ-12), the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) and the Negative coping styles scale. Univariate analysis and univariate logistic regression were used to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 on youth mental health. The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that nearly 40.4% the sampled youth were found to be prone to psychological problems and 14.4% the sampled youth with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Univariate logistic regression revealed that youth mental health was significantly related to being less educated (OR = 8.71, 95%CI:1.97–38.43), being the enterprise employee (OR = 2.36, 95%CI:1.09–5.09), suffering from the PTSD symptom (OR = 1.05, 95%CI:1.03–1.07) and using negative coping styles (OR = 1.03, 95%CI:1.00–1.07). Results of this study suggest that nearly 40.4% of the youth group had a tendency to have psychological problems. Thus, this was a remarkable evidence that infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, may have an immense influence on youth mental health. Therefor, local governments should develop effective psychological interventions for youth groups, moreover, it is important to consider the educational level and occupation of the youth during the interventions.
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Metadata
Title
The Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Mental Health
Authors
Leilei Liang
Hui Ren
Ruilin Cao
Yueyang Hu
Zeying Qin
Chuanen Li
Songli Mei
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-020-09744-3

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