Job Insecurity and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among U.S. Young Adults During COVID-19

This study aimed to estimate the associations between job insecurity and symptoms of anxiety and depression among U.S. young adults amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed data on young adults aged 18–26 years from June 15 to June 30, 2020, from the weekly, cross-sectional Household Pulse Survey (...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 53 - 56
Main Authors: Ganson, Kyle T., Tsai, Alexander C., Weiser, Sheri D., Benabou, Samuel E., Nagata, Jason M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2021
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Anxiety
Anxiety - ethnology
Anxiety - psychology
Censuses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - ethnology
Depression - psychology
Educational Status
Employment
Employment - economics
Employment security
Ethnicity
Experience
Female
Households
Humans
Job insecurity
Job security
Male
Marital status
Mental depression
Mental Health
Pandemics
Race
Security
Sex education
Symptoms
Unemployment
United States
Young Adult
Young adults
United States
United States > US
COVID-19
Depression
Anxiety
Young adults
Job insecurity
Unemployment
ISSN:1054-139X, 1879-1972, 1879-1972
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Summary:This study aimed to estimate the associations between job insecurity and symptoms of anxiety and depression among U.S. young adults amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed data on young adults aged 18–26 years from June 15 to June 30, 2020, from the weekly, cross-sectional Household Pulse Survey (n = 4,852) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Two job insecurity measures and four anxiety and depression measures were analyzed using multivariable Poisson regression models adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and marital status. Fifty-nine percent of participants experienced direct or household employment loss since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 38% were expected to experience direct or household employment loss in the coming 4 weeks. Recent direct or household employment loss and expected direct or household employment loss, among participants who did not experience recent employment loss, were associated with a greater risk of poor mental health on all four measures. U.S. young adults experience a significant mental health burden as a result of job insecurity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.008