The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people: A comparison between China and the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

As COVID-19 spreads globally and affects people's health, there are concerns that the pandemic and control policies may have psychological effects on young people (age from 17 to 35 years). This psychological impact might vary in different countries, and thus we compared the prevalence of self-reported psychological distress, loneliness and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among young people in the United Kingdom (UK) and China at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Data of this study came from two sources. One source was the first wave of COVID-19 study in Understanding Society, a special wave of the UK household longitudinal study, which provided the high-quality, national-wide representative panel data. The sample comprised 1054 young people. The o

SUBMITTER: Liu MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8343781 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature