Longitudinal Changes in Life Satisfaction and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Risk and Protective Factors.

Autor/inn/en	Preetz, Richard; Filser, Andreas; Brömmelhaus, Ana; Baalmann, Tim; Feldhaus, Michael
Titel	Longitudinal Changes in Life Satisfaction and Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Risk and Protective Factors. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Veränderungen der Lebenszufriedenheit und der psychischen Gesundheit im jungen Erwachsenenalter während der COVID-19-Pandemie - Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren.
Quelle	In: Emerging adulthood, 9 (2021) 5, S. 602-617 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2167-6984
DOI	10.1177/21676968211042109
Schlagwörter	Soziale Isolation; Soziale Situation; Sozialer Faktor; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Psychischer Faktor; Resilienz; Unsicherheit; Zufriedenheit; Gesundheitsgefährdung; Gesundheitszustand; Pandemie; Ökonomische Determinanten; Arbeitsmarktchance; Berufschance; Fernstudium; E-Learning; Auswirkung; Entwicklung; Junger Erwachsener; Student
Abstract	"The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted emerging adults' daily routines due to social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and public and educational facilities' closure. This article uses longitudinal panel data from Germany (N = 625) to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affects emerging adults' mental health and life satisfaction. Specifically, we investigate risk and protective factors for within-person changes in life satisfaction and mental health using change score models. Our analysis reveals three main findings. First, we find a significant decline in emerging adults' life satisfaction and mental health compared to pre-pandemic levels. Second, results show heterogeneity in life satisfaction and mental health trajectories. Third, limited peer contacts, financial strain, and returning to the parental home act as risk factors for longitudinal changes. Social integration, having an intimate partner, and self-efficacy act as protective factors. We discuss the implications of our findings for the consequences of the pandemic for emerging adults." (Author's abstract, © 2021 Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood and SAGE Publishing).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2022/2