Mental Health before and in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Chinese Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A 28-Month, 10-Wave Longitudinal Study

The present paper responds to the need to ascertain the effects of lockdown and social isolation over time through the use of a cohort of Chinese university students, measured at 10 points over a 28-month period (November, 2019 to March, 2022). The present study investigates mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress), as well as fear of infection, among this cohort of late adolescents and emerging adults, with a particular focus on the effects of lockdown type on mental health.

Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: SPSS V.28

Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: SPSS V.28

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    The present paper responds to the need to ascertain the effects of lockdown and social isolation over time through the use of a cohort of Chinese university students, measured at 10 points over a 28-month period (November, 2019 to March, 2022). The present study investigates mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress), as well as fear of infection, among this cohort of late adolescents and emerging adults, with a particular focus on the effects of lockdown type on mental health.

    Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: SPSS V.28

    Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: SPSS V.28

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    • COVID-19 lockdown
    • mental health
    • Chinese late adolescents
    • fear of infection
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    People and Societies in the Tropics
    Tropical Health, Medicine and Biosecurity
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    The Data Manager is: Wendy Li
    College or Centre College of Healthcare Sciences
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      James Cook University
    Citation Li, Wendy; Miller, Daniel (2022): Mental Health before and in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Chinese Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A 28-Month, 10-Wave Longitudinal Study. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/6hrt-qg88