Change in psychological distress and associated factors among Hong Kong young adults in post-COVID-19 era: a latent transition analysis
The findings suggest an overall reduction in psychological distress among young adults after the pandemic. Increases in financial and social distresses after COVID-19 showed significant effects on worsening psychological distress.
Authors
- Ted C. T. Fong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-5531)
- Tze-tsun Lam
- Wendy Wing Yan So (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-8043)
- Haoke Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-9105)
- William G. Hayward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-0301)
- Paul Yip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1596-4120)
- Yu‐Cheng Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3722-664X)
Institutions
- Lingnan University (HK)
- Hong Kong Jockey Club (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02912-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23