Article
Ontario Adults’ Mental Health and Wellbeing During the First 16 Months of the COVID-19 PandemicNo Title
Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion
(2023)
Abstract
This study quantitatively assessed adults’ mental health and overall wellbeing over time during the first 16 months of the pandemic in Ontario, Canada. A total of 2,188 participants participated in the study and completed online questionnaires at three time points (baseline—April–July 2020; time 2—July–August 2020; and time 3—July–August 2021), which included demographic questions, the Mental Health Inventory (MHI), and the Personal Wellbeing Index-Adult (PWI-A). One-way repeated-measures ANOVAs revealed a statistically significant increase over time in participants’ mental health (MHI), as well as a significant decrease in their satisfaction with their standard of living, physical health, mental health, personal relationships, safety, community-connectedness, future security, and spirituality/religion (PWI-A). While participants’ mental health improved, their mean scores indicated the presence of mental health disorders. Generally speaking, over the first 16 months of the pandemic, the self-reported mental health of Ontario adults improved, while their perceived wellbeing declined.
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter 2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770231200211
Citation Information
Katie Shillington, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Shauna M. Burke, Victor Ng, et al.. "Ontario Adults’ Mental Health and Wellbeing During the First 16 Months of the COVID-19 PandemicNo Title" Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jenniferirwin/302/