Ajou University Reports Findings in COVID-19 (Who Is Suffering from the “Corona Blues”? An Analysis of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Its Implications for Health Policy): Coronavirus – COVID-19

2021 DEC 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Coronavirus - COVID-19 is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Suwon, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “COVID-19 is tremendously affecting not only social structures but also people’s psychological states. In particular, COVID-19 is negatively affecting psychological health, in particular, the depression.”

Financial support for this research came from National Research Foundation of Korea.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Ajou University, “When individuals are experiencing the depression, there is increase in the suicide rate and occurrence of serious social problems. This study therefore examines factors affecting depression by using hypothesis testing. Previous studies have limitations in that they focus only on demographic variables or other specific variables. In contrast, this study focuses on the influences of four non-pandemic and seven pandemic-related variables on people’s depression. We analyze data from a social survey (N = 1525) in Korea which adopted the stratified quota sampling method. first, among the demographic variables, young people experience depression to a greater extent than older people do. Second, among the non-pandemic variables, individuals with more social support, good health, optimism, and self-efficacy exhibit lower levels of depression.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Third, among the factors related to COVID-19, fear of infection, financial instability, personal lifestyle changes, and poor health status increase depression.”

For more information on this research see: Who Is Suffering from the “Corona Blues”? An Analysis of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Its Implications for Health Policy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021;18(23):12273. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health can be contacted at: Mdpi, St Alban-Anlage 66, Ch-4052 Basel, Switzerland.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Seoyong Kim, Dept. of Public Administration, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312273. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is: Mdpi, St Alban-Anlage 66, Ch-4052 Basel, Switzerland.

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