Association of Social Connectedness with Mental Health Outcomes during COVID in National Guard Service Members

Poster Session IV

Keyword: Military

Abstract: The current study assessed social connectedness and mental health in 1,393 National Guard service members deployed in response to COVID-19. Increased loneliness and concern about isolation and decreased perceived mattering to others was associated with PTSD and anxiety/depression, suggesting the importance of strategies to improve social connectedness during disasters.

• Alexandra Blumhorst (Presenting Author)
• Joseph Hooke (Author)
• Aaron Weingrad (Author)
• Holly Mash (Author)
• Carol Fullerton (Author)
• Joshua Morganstein (Author)
• Robert Ursano (Author)