APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Impacts of COVID-Related Loss: The Moderating Effect of Meaning in Life and Marital Status on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
- Alaina Gold
USC - Yana Ryjova
University of Southern California - Geoffrey Corner
University of Southern California - Hannah Rasmussen
University of Southern California - Yehsong Kim
University of Southern California - Zaharah Zaidi
USC - Gayla Margolin
University of Southern California
Abstract
The pandemic has resulted in numerous losses for individuals and couples, with downstream impacts on mental health. This study investigates the buffering role of meaning in life and marriage, and finds that greater meaning and being married are both protective when considering the association between loss and anxiety and depression.
Mood Disorders
