Faculty Supervisor
Dr. Nora Isacoff
Research Area
Health Care Sciences & Services
Abstract
Current studies report an increase in psychological distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is interested in examining mental health disparities and how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted marginalized groups—and more specifically, those identified by sex, gender, and sexuality—compared with the general population. This study also considers the effects and ramifications of different policy measures taken during the course of the pandemic. We perform exploratory data modeling and analysis on several important and publicly available datasets taken during the pandemic on mental health and COVID-19 infection data across various identity groups to look for significant disparities, correlations, and causations across different times and identities. This paper uses these analyses to suggest policy measures that could improve public wellness during future public health crises, and in particular across different identities.
Recommended Citation
Zhu, Jiale and Katona, Jonas (2023) "The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health across Different Genders and Sexualities," Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences: Vol. 16: Iss. 1.
Included in
Applied Statistics Commons, Data Science Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Social Statistics Commons, Statistical Models Commons
