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Depression, anxiety and worry in young Pacific adults in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic
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posted on 2023-02-09, 02:07 authored by RJ Siegert, A Narayanan, J Dipnall, L Gossage, W Wrapson, A Sumich, F Merien, Michael BerkMichael Berk, J Paterson, ES TautoloObjective: 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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Australian and New Zealand Journal of PsychiatryPagination
1-12Location
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0004-8674eISSN
1440-1614Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalPublisher
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anxietyCHILDCOVID-19depressionethnic identityhopelessnessINVENTORY-FAST SCREENISLANDS FAMILIESLife Sciences & BiomedicineMENTAL-HEALTHnetwork analysisPacificPREVALENCEPsychiatryScience & Technologyself-compassionSELF-COMPASSIONyoung adultsBehavioral and Social ScienceDepressionBrain DisordersMind and BodyMental Health2 Aetiology2.3 Psychological, social and economic factorsMental health3 Good Health and Well BeingMedical and Health SciencesPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
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