Depression, anxiety and worry in young Pacific adults in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic

被引:2
作者
Siegert, Richard J. [1 ]
Narayanan, Ajit [2 ]
Dipnall, Joanna [3 ,4 ]
Gossage, Lisa [2 ]
Wrapson, Wendy [5 ]
Sumich, Alexander [6 ]
Merien, Fabrice [7 ]
Berk, Michael [4 ,8 ,9 ]
Paterson, Janis [10 ]
Tautolo, El-Shadan [10 ]
机构
[1] Auckland Univ Technol, Sch Clin Sci, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
[2] Auckland Univ Technol, Sch Engn Comp & Math Sci, Auckland, New Zealand
[3] Monash Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Clin Registries, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[4] Deakin Univ, IMPACT Inst Mental & Phys Hlth & Clin Translat, Sch Med, Barwon Hlth, Geelong, Vic, Australia
[5] Auckland Univ Technol, AUT Publ Hlth & Mental Hlth Res Inst, Auckland, New Zealand
[6] Nottingham Trent Univ, Div Psychol, Nottingham, England
[7] Auckland Univ Technol, Sch Sci, AUT Roche Diagnost Lab, Auckland, New Zealand
[8] Univ Melbourne, Florey Inst Neurosci & Mental Hlth, Natl Ctr Excellence Youth Mental Hlth, Ctr Youth Mental Hlth,Orygen, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[9] Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychiat, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[10] Auckland Univ Technol, AUT Pacific Hlth Res Ctr, Auckland, New Zealand
基金
澳大利亚国家健康与医学研究理事会;
关键词
Pacific; young adults; anxiety; depression; hopelessness; self-compassion; ethnic identity; COVID-19; network analysis; INVENTORY-FAST SCREEN; MENTAL-HEALTH; ISLANDS FAMILIES; SELF-COMPASSION; PREVALENCE; CHILD;
D O I
10.1177/00048674221115641
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Objective: To measure symptoms of anxiety, depression and hopelessness in a sample of young Pacific adults living in Auckland, New Zealand during the 2020/2021 COVID-19 pandemic and identify protective factors. Methods: Participants were 267 Pacific adults (58% female) who completed a survey online. Analyses included descriptive statistics, correlations, linear regression and symptom network analysis. Results: Around 25% of the sample scored in the range for moderate to severe anxiety and 10% for moderate to severe depression on standard measures. Almost 40% indicated that they found the first lockdown very stressful and 55% noted that some members of their family found it stressful. Only 16% worried about COVID-19 and their future quite a bit or constantly, while another 25% worried sometimes. Self-compassion and Pacific Identity had moderate, negative correlations, and Worry about COVID-19 had weak positive correlations, with anxiety, depression, hopelessness and perceived stress. Conclusion: These results suggest that, while the prevalence of depression and anxiety are quite high among this population, fostering ethnic identity and self-compassion in Pacific children and adolescents might protect against developing depression and anxiety.
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页码:698 / 709
页数:12
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