ABSTRACT

Our cross-sectional study seeks to understand how COVID-19 stigma, race/ethnicity [Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latinx, white] and residency [New York City (NYC) resident vs. non-NYC resident] associated with depression. Our sample includes 568 participants: 260 (45.77%) were NYC residents and 308 (54.3%) were non-NYC residents. A series of multiple linear regression were run to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity, COVID-19 stigma, and depressive symptoms. Irrespective of residency, older age and ever being diagnosed with COVID-19 were negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Stigma and thinking less of oneself significantly associates with depressive symptoms across residency. Our study expects to benefit mental health care providers and public health professionals in designing best practices to mitigate stigma in ongoing or future pandemics.

摘要

我们的横断面研究旨在了解 COVID-19 耻辱感、种族/民族 [亚洲人、黑人、西班牙裔/拉丁裔、白人] 和居住地 [纽约市 (NYC) 居民与非纽约市居民] 与抑郁症的关系。我们的样本包括 568 名参与者：260 名 (45.77%) 是纽约市居民，308 名 (54.3%) 是非纽约市居民。运行了一系列多元线性回归来检查种族/民族、COVID-19 耻辱感和抑郁症状之间的关系。无论居住地如何，年龄较大和曾经被诊断出患有 COVID-19 都与抑郁症状呈负相关。耻辱感和对自己的轻视与住院期间的抑郁症状显着相关。