The role of psychosocial factors in explaining sex differences in major depression and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anxiety
COVID-19 pandemic
Depression
Sex-differences
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 08 2022
17 08 2022
Historique:
received:
13
07
2021
accepted:
01
08
2022
entrez:
17
8
2022
pubmed:
18
8
2022
medline:
20
8
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Understanding how pandemics differentially impact on the socio-protective and psychological outcomes of males and females is important to develop more equitable public health policies. We assessed whether males and females differed on measures of major depression and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 the pandemic, and if so, which sociodemographic, pandemic, and psychological variables may affect sex differences in depression and anxiety. Participants were a nationally representative sample of Irish adults (N = 1,032) assessed between April 30 Females were significantly more likely than males to screen positive for major depressive disorder (30.6% vs. 20.7%; χ Observed sex-differences in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland are best explained by psychosocial factors of COVID-19 related anxiety, trait neuroticism, lower sleep quality, higher levels of loneliness, greater somatic problems, and, in the case of depression, increases in childcaring responsibilities and lower trait consciousnesses. Implications of these findings for public health policy and interventions are discussed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Understanding how pandemics differentially impact on the socio-protective and psychological outcomes of males and females is important to develop more equitable public health policies. We assessed whether males and females differed on measures of major depression and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 the pandemic, and if so, which sociodemographic, pandemic, and psychological variables may affect sex differences in depression and anxiety.
METHODS
Participants were a nationally representative sample of Irish adults (N = 1,032) assessed between April 30
RESULTS
Females were significantly more likely than males to screen positive for major depressive disorder (30.6% vs. 20.7%; χ
CONCLUSION
Observed sex-differences in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland are best explained by psychosocial factors of COVID-19 related anxiety, trait neuroticism, lower sleep quality, higher levels of loneliness, greater somatic problems, and, in the case of depression, increases in childcaring responsibilities and lower trait consciousnesses. Implications of these findings for public health policy and interventions are discussed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35978320
doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13954-8
pii: 10.1186/s12889-022-13954-8
pmc: PMC9382004
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1563Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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