Key Messages

The proposed research will leverage infrastructure and capacity from an ongoing international study by incorporating Canadian representative data. Examples of our recent findings include:

1. Compared to men, women report feeling more anxious, depressed and lonely. Younger respondents (<25yrs) report feeling more anxious, depressed, and lonely, compared to their older counterparts.
2. Essentials service workers report a significant increase in mental stress, which may be related to increased concerns about long-term impacts of COVID-19.
3. COVID-19 related mental health of individuals with pre-existing mental disorders is worse in comparison to individuals without such a history, and is worsening over time.

Lay Summary

We have completed three Canadian representative samples between April and November 2020. Each survey consisted of 3000 Canadians (total sample size of 9013). We are currently collecting data for a fourth Canadian representative sample. We also have been able to partner with other countries to collect similar representative data around the world (e.g., UK, Australia, Ireland) and plan to collect additional representative samples in the upcoming year (e.g., Italy, Israel, France).

Author(s)

• Nominated Principal Applicant: Dr. Simon Bacon, Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec)/Université Concordia

Population

General Population

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