OUR coronavirus pandemic seriously affected her mental health and attitudes of people, especially young people, around the world, according to a new survey.
The Third Annual World Mental Health Report, on behalf of the non-profit organization Sapien Lab, conducted a global study to understand the state of mental health.
In a sample of at least 400,000 people from 64 countries, participants were asked to answer questions about their family relationships, friendships, and overall mental well-being.
The decline in mental health from the pandemic was found to have barely recovered, a result of what scientists call the “mental health quotient”. On this measure, the average score has dropped by 33 points – on a 300-point scale – over the past two years.
The study showed that young people are more likely to experience mental health problems than the older generation.
In addition, people aged from 18 to 24 years old, had a lower “social self”, an index that measures how a person perceives themselves and their capacity for meaningful relationships. While they were three times more likely to not get along with the family, reporting higher rates of family instability and conflict.
The survey found that young people are also more likely to have no close friends than people aged 75 and over.
“This pattern, evident even before the pandemic, represents a dramatic reversal of patterns recorded prior to 2010, indicating a sharp decline in mental well-being with each younger generation, rather than an increase in well-being with aging,” the study notes. .
Researchers suggest that family ties around the world are in decline, which can affect a person’s mental health.
It found that people without close friends and with poor family ties were ten times more likely to experience mental health problems.
These data show that we have not fully realized the deeply related nature of the human soul. As independent as we think we are, our well-being depends on relationships,” said Tara Thiagarajan, founder and chief scientist at Sapien Labs.
Source: Guardian
Source: Kathimerini
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