APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Racial Disparities in Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic Depend on How Mental Health Is Measured
- James Floman
Yale University - Megan Kirk Chang
Yale University, Center for Emotional Intelligence - Peihao Luo
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence - Dana Kim
Yale University - Julia Sulkowski
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a decade-long decline in U.S. undergraduates' mental health. With a 61% BIPOC college sample (N=451), we found robust racial disparities in mental health during the pandemic using social health indicators (e.g., loneliness, social connectedness). Emotional health indicators (e.g., anxiety, depression), however, showed notably fewer racial differences.
