Objective: This study aimed to understand Black American women’s attitudes toward seeking mental health services and using mobile technology to receive support for managing anxiety and depression. Methods: A self-administered web-based questionnaire was launched in October 2019 and closed in January 2020. Women who identify as Black/African American were eligible to participate. The survey consisted of approximately 70 questions and covered topics such as attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, acceptability of using a mobile phone to receive mental health care, and screening for anxiety and depression. Results - Anxiety: The findings of the study (N=395) showed that younger Black women were more likely to have greater severity of anxiety than their older counterparts. Respondents were most comfortable with the use of a voice call or video call to communicate with a professional to receive support to manage anxiety in comparison to text messaging or mobile app. Younger..., , , This README file was generated on 2023-10-04 by Dr. Terika McCall.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Use of Mobile Technology Survey.
2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Terika McCall Institution: Division of Health Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health Address: 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States Email: terika.mccall@yale.edu
3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): October 2019 to January 2020
4. Geographic location of data collection: United States
5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: RO1 LM013477, T15 LM012500

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1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data:

   McCall T, Foster M, Schwartz TA. Attitudes toward seeking mental health services and mobile techno...

This dataset is about book subjects. It has 3 rows and is filtered where the books is Anxiety in middle-class America : sociology of emotional insecurity in late modernity. It features 10 columns including number of authors, number of books, earliest publication date, and latest publication date.

US Adult COVID-19 Impact Survey Data

Regional, Socio-Economic, and Health Effects

By Meghan Hoyer [source]

About this dataset

The Associated Press is proud to present the COVID Impact Survey, a statistical survey providing data on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected people in the United States. Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago with sponsorship from the Data Foundation and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, this probability-based survey offers valuable insight into three core areas related to physical health, economic and financial security, and social and mental health.

Through this vital survey data, we can gain a better understanding of how individuals are dealing with symptoms related to COVID-19, their financial situation during this time period as well as changes in employment or government assistance policies, food security ization (in both nationwide & regional scope), communication with friends and family members, anxiety levels & if people are volunteering more during pandemic restrictions; furthermore gaining an overall comprehensive snapshot into what factors are impacting public perception regarding COVID-19’s effect on US citizens.

Using these insights it's possible to track metrics over time - Observing which issues Americans face everyday but also long-term effects such as mental distress or self sacrificing volunteer activities that appear due to underlying stress factors. It’s imperative that we properly weight our analysis when using this data & never report raw numbers; instead we must apply queries using statistical software such R/SPSS - thus being able to find results nationally as well as within 10 states + metropolitan areas across America whilst utilising margin of error for detecting statistically significant differences between each researched segment!

Let’s open our minds today – digging beneath surface level information so data tells us stories about humanity & our social behavior patterns during these uncertain times!

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This dataset contains survey data related to the impact of COVID-19 on US adult residents. The survey covers physical health, mental health, economic security, and social dynamics that have been affected by the pandemic. It is important to remember that this is survey data and must be properly weighted when analyzing it. Raw or aggregated numbers should not be used to generate insights. In order to weight the data appropriately, we recommend using statistical software such as R or SPSS or our provided queries (linked in this guide).

To generate a table relating to a specific topic covered in the survey, use the survey questionnaire and code book to match a question (the variable label) with its corresponding variable name. For instance “How often have you felt lonely in the past 7 days?” is variable “soc5c”. After entering a variable name into one of our provided queries, a sentence summarizing national results can be written out such as “People in some states are less likely to report loneliness than others… nationally 60% of people said they hadn't felt lonely”

When making comparisons for numerical statistics between different regions it is important to consider the margin of error associated with each set of surveys for national and regional figures provided within this document; it will help determine if differences between groups are statistically significant. If differences are: at least twice as large as margin of error then there is clear difference; at least as large as margin then there is slight/apparent difference; less than/equal margin no real difference can be determined

Survey results are generally posted under embargo on Tuesday evenings with data release taking place at 1 pm ET Thursdays afterward under an appropriate title including month & year ie 01_April_30_covid_impact_survey). Data will come in comma-delimited & statistical formats containing necessary inferences regarding sample collection etc outlined within this guide

When citing survey results these should always attributed with qualification— The Covid Impact Survey conducted by NORC at University Chicago for The Data Foundation sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis & Packard Foundation .
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• Comparing mental health outcomes of the pandemic in different states and metropolitan areas, such as rates of anxiety or lonelines...

Partisan polarization is a significant driver of stress and anxiety for the American public, and recent aggregate-level studies suggest polarization may be shaping Americans’ health. This individual-level study uses a new representative dataset of 2752 US residents surveyed between December 2019 and January 2020, testing why some Americans report more days of poor physical and mental health per month than others. Using negative binomial models, zero inflated models, and descriptive visualizations, we find evidence that polarization is detrimental to an individual's physical and mental health; the more distant they feel politically from the average voter in their state, the worse health outcomes they report. By uncovering the individual-level political drivers of health, this study aims to encourage further study and attention to the broader consequences of political polarization on American communities.

Phobia Statistics: Living with the fear of something, just like Ron in Harry Potter was afraid of spiders is what phobia is. There are thousands of phobia types, and millions of people around the world are suffering from the disorder. The most common phobia is fear of animals and closed-in spaces. There is no actual prevention of such disorders, but they are treatable. These Phobia Statistics are written in a way to understand the current situation around the world, with well-researched and recent insights from the United States of America. If you are one of the individuals who have any type of phobia, don’t get scared, it’s okay to talk about it! Editor’s choice 40% of the people suffering from Agoraphobia are suffering from severe issues. In the United States of America, the highest number of people have a fear of animals resulting in 40%. As a result of COVID-19, and following cases of Russia and Ukraine, in the month of July 2022, there were 63% of the people globally, had a fear of relative recession. 15 million Americans are suffering from social phobia, resulting in 7.1% of adults and 5.5% of teenagers. 7% of the worldwide population is suffering from panic disorder, 1.6% of these are male and 3.8% are female. According to Phobia Statistics, there are 31.9% of adolescents aged between 13 to 18 years suffer from anxiety disorders. Women are 2 times more likely to suffer from any specific phobias than men. Specific phobias have affected 9.1% of Americans resulting in 19 million of the population. Patients with anxiety disorder are 3 to 5 times more likely to go for a doctor’s visit, while patients with psychiatric disorders are 6 times more likely to be hospitalized for a similar problem. Around the world, 3.6% of the population is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, out of these 1.8% are men and 5.2% are women

Emotion differentiation (ED), or the ability to make fine-grained distinctions about one’s own emotional experiences, has been frequently linked to well-being but has only been studied as an intrapersonal construct. The present study proposes a new construct, Interpersonal ED, defined as the ability to classify others’ emotions in a nuanced manner. Using daily diary data, we explored how Interpersonal ED is associated with ED, internalizing symptoms, and relationship satisfaction among 77 cohabiting couples. Participants self-reported their own emotions and their perceptions of their partner’s emotions, which were used to calculate indices of positive and negative ED (NED/PED) and Interpersonal ED indices (Interpersonal NED/PED). Results show that although ED and Interpersonal ED were strongly associated, they were differentially related to internalizing symptoms. Specifically, greater NED (but not Interpersonal NED) was associated with participants experiencing greater anxiety symptoms in the context of heightened negative emotionality. In contrast, greater Interpersonal NED/PED (but not NED/PED) was associated with partners experiencing fewer anxiety symptoms, and Interpersonal NED alone was associated with partners experiencing fewer depressive symptoms. These findings highlight Interpersonal ED as a novel construct uniquely associated with mental health across individuals in romantic relationships.

IntroductionFew population-based studies have examined associations between psychedelic use and mental health outcomes. This work describes characteristics of exclusive psychedelic mushroom use (referred to as PM use), PMs in combination with other psychedelic substances (multi-psychedelic or MP) use, and non-psychedelic use and explores mental health ratings in non-clinical settings.MethodsThis work uses cross-sectional survey data from American adults collected by Acumen Health Research Institute, including demographic characteristics, general health-related quality of life (Veterans RAND derived mental and physical health composite scores), depression (PHQ 9-item), anxiety (GAD 7-item), comorbid conditions (CCI), health resource utilization, and perceptions, knowledge, and use of psychedelics. Multivariate and descriptive statistics were used to describe participant characteristics. Correlation analysis assessed anxiety and depression scores across groups. Mean anxiety and depression scores were compared using ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD. A multivariate linear regression model controlling for past-year depression, past-year anxiety, age, region, ethnicity, sex, educational attainment, employment, and psychedelic use predicted mental health composite scores (MCS).ResultsOf the 6,869 participants included in the dataset, 256 (3.7%) reported using psychedelics in the last 12 months. Of those using psychedelics, 122 (47.7%) reported PM use and 134 (52.3%) reported MP use. All psychedelic users reported lower MCS and higher levels of anxiety and depression relative to non-users (those who said they had not used psychedelics in the past year). The lowest mental health scores were reported in the MP users followed by the PM users (higher MCS corresponded to better mental health). When controlling for confounding characteristics including past-year anxiety and depression, disparities in mental health scores persisted between those with any psychedelic use and the non-psychedelic group (p

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected maternal care services especially for minoritized individuals, creating challenges for both service users (i.e., African American and Hispanic pregnant/postpartum women) and maternal care providers (MCPs). Guided by a socioecological framework, this study aims to investigate the experiences of African American and Hispanic pregnant and postpartum women, as well as MCPs, in accessing and providing maternal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Deep South.MethodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 African American women, 20 Hispanic women, and 9 MCPs between January and August 2022. Participants were recruited from Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics, pediatric clinics, and community health organizations in South Carolina, and all births took place in 2021. Interview transcripts were analyzed thematically.ResultsMaternal care utilization and provision were influenced by various factors at different socioecological levels. At the intrapersonal level, women’s personal beliefs, fears, concerns, and stress related to COVID-19 had negative impacts on their experiences. Some women resorted to substance use as a coping strategy or home remedy for pregnancy-induced symptoms. At the interpersonal level, family and social networks played a crucial role in accessing care, and the discontinuation of group-based prenatal care had negative consequences. Participants reported a desire for support groups to alleviate the pressures of pregnancy and provide a platform for shared experiences. Language barriers were identified as an obstacle for Hispanic participants. Community-level impacts, such as availability and access to doulas and community health workers, provided essential information and support, but limitations in accessing doula support and implicit bias were also identified. At the institutional level, mandatory pre-admission COVID-19 testing, visitation restrictions, and reduced patient-MCP interactions were women’s common concerns. Short staffing and inadequate care due to the impact of COVID-19 on the health care workforce were reported, along with anxiety among MCPs about personal protective equipment availability. MCPs emphasized the quality of care was maintained, with changes primarily attributed to safety protocols rather than a decline in care quality.ConclusionThe pandemic has disrupted maternal care services. To overcome these issues, health facilities should integrate community resources, adopt telehealth, and develop culturally tailored education programs for pregnant and postpartum women. Supporting MCPs with resources will enhance the quality of care and address health disparities in African American and Hispanic women.