The Influence of the Age and Education Level on the Level of Depression and Anxiety under the COVID-19 Pandemic
- DOI
- 10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.112How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- COVID-19; Anxiety and depression; Age groups; Levels of educational backgrounds; Health impacts; Source of income
- Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful event for the general population; therefore, it causes depression, anxiety, fear, insomnia, and other physical and psychological stress conditions to people. There are many factors that can affect the level of depression and anxiety feelings. The aim of this study is to analyze whether people of different ages and educational backgrounds have a different level of depression and anxiety, and which group is more severe and needs special help. The record data of the indicators of anxiety and depression with distinct age groups and educational backgrounds were extracted from Household Pulse Survey (COVID-19), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the author created her own data and charts by using the data information collected in the Household Pulse Survey to show the variation trend of anxiety and depression levels with different ages and educational backgrounds. The author further analyzed the causes and results of this health trend. According to the research results, different classes of individuals have various responses to Covid-19. Different age ranges and levels of education cause different levels of depression and anxiety. Younger people and people with lower educational levels should pay more attention to their mental health during the pandemic since the pandemic is more likely to affect their everyday life.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Sihan Chen PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/18 TI - The Influence of the Age and Education Level on the Level of Depression and Anxiety under the COVID-19 Pandemic BT - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Creative Industry and Knowledge Economy (CIKE 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 580 EP - 584 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.112 DO - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.112 ID - Chen2022 ER -