A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic
This longitudinal study examines young adult mental health (MH) trajectories after exposure to natural disasters (i.e., hurricanes, wildfires, mudslides) across four waves, two pre- and two during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (<i>n</i> = 205) answered questions about anxiety, depr...
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| author | Melissa Janson Erika D. Felix Natalia Jaramillo Jill D. Sharkey Miya Barnett |
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| description | This longitudinal study examines young adult mental health (MH) trajectories after exposure to natural disasters (i.e., hurricanes, wildfires, mudslides) across four waves, two pre- and two during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (<i>n</i> = 205) answered questions about anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) across Waves (Ws) s 1–4 and pre-pandemic factors (prior trauma history, disaster exposure, life stressors since disaster) at Wave (W) 1. Hierarchical linear modeling was conducted to examine MH trajectories and associations with pre-pandemic factors. Only the PTSS trajectory significantly differed across all Ws, with the largest increase between Ws 2 and 3 (pre- and during-pandemic time points). Prior trauma history and life stressors since the disaster were significantly associated with all MH trajectory intercepts but not growth rates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b85f9a92a6a24b2f971c4b9605010e2c2025-08-20T01:56:00ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-09-0114978710.3390/bs14090787A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 PandemicMelissa Janson0Erika D. Felix1Natalia Jaramillo2Jill D. Sharkey3Miya Barnett4Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USADepartment of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USADepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USADepartment of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USADepartment of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USAThis longitudinal study examines young adult mental health (MH) trajectories after exposure to natural disasters (i.e., hurricanes, wildfires, mudslides) across four waves, two pre- and two during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (<i>n</i> = 205) answered questions about anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) across Waves (Ws) s 1–4 and pre-pandemic factors (prior trauma history, disaster exposure, life stressors since disaster) at Wave (W) 1. Hierarchical linear modeling was conducted to examine MH trajectories and associations with pre-pandemic factors. Only the PTSS trajectory significantly differed across all Ws, with the largest increase between Ws 2 and 3 (pre- and during-pandemic time points). Prior trauma history and life stressors since the disaster were significantly associated with all MH trajectory intercepts but not growth rates.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/9/787young adult mental health symptomsmental health trajectoriescollectively experienced traumasnatural disasterCOVID-19 pandemiclife stressors |
| spellingShingle | Melissa Janson Erika D. Felix Natalia Jaramillo Jill D. Sharkey Miya Barnett A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic Behavioral Sciences young adult mental health symptoms mental health trajectories collectively experienced traumas natural disaster COVID-19 pandemic life stressors |
| title | A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | prospective examination of mental health trajectories of disaster exposed young adults in the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | young adult mental health symptoms mental health trajectories collectively experienced traumas natural disaster COVID-19 pandemic life stressors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/9/787 |
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