TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of COVID-19 Disruptions and Perceived Discrimination on Well-Being and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
T2 - Testing the Moderating Role of Exercise Among African American and Asian American Emerging Adults
AU - the Spit for Science Working Group
AU - Williams, Chelsea Derlan
AU - Hood, Kristina B.
AU - Moreno, Oswaldo
AU - Chartier, Karen G.
AU - Johnson, Kaprea F.
AU - Townsend, Tiffany G.
AU - Kuo, Sally I.Chun
AU - Vassileva, Jasmin L.
AU - Dick, Danielle M.
AU - Amstadter, Ananda B.
AU - Lilley, Emily
AU - Gelzinis, Renolda
AU - Morris, Anne
AU - Bountress, Katie
AU - Adkins, Amy E.
AU - Thomas, Nathaniel
AU - Neale, Zoe
AU - Pedersen, Kimberly
AU - Bannard, Thomas
AU - Cho, Seung B.
AU - Adkins, Amy E.
AU - Barr, Peter
AU - Byers, Holly
AU - Berenz, Erin C.
AU - Caraway, Erin
AU - Cho, Seung B.
AU - Clifford, James S.
AU - Cooke, Megan
AU - Do, Elizabeth
AU - Edwards, Alexis C.
AU - Goyal, Neeru
AU - Hack, Laura M.
AU - Halberstadt, Lisa J.
AU - Hawn, Sage
AU - Kuo, Sally
AU - Lasko, Emily
AU - Lend, Jennifer
AU - Lind, Mackenzie
AU - Long, Elizabeth
AU - Martelli, Alexandra
AU - Meyers, Jacquelyn L.
AU - Mitchell, Kerry
AU - Moore, Ashlee
AU - Moscati, Arden
AU - Nasim, Aashir
AU - Neale, Zoe
AU - Opalesky, Jill
AU - Overstreet, Cassie
AU - Pais, A. Christian
AU - Pedersen, Kimberly
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Spit for Science has been supported by Virginia Commonwealth University, P20 AA017828, R37AA011408, K02AA018755, P50 AA022537, and K01AA024152 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and UL1RR031990 from the National Center for Research Resources and National Institutes of Health Roadmap for Medical Research. This research was also supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54DA036105 and the Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the views of the NIH or the FDA. Data from this study are available to qualified researchers via dbGaP (phs001754.v2.p1). We would like to thank the Spit for Science participants for making this study a success, as well as the many University faculty, students, and staff who contributed to the design and implementation of the project. We would also like to acknowledge The COVID-19 Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color (BIPOC) Student Experiences Group : Chelsea D. Williams (Chair), Ashlynn Bell, Karen G. Chartier, Eryn N. DeLaney, Lisa Fuentes, Chaz Goodman, Terrell A. Hicks, Kristina B. Hood, Kaprea F. Johnson, and Sydney Judge, Oswaldo Moreno, Roseann E. Peterson, Diamond Reese, Jennifer Rodriguez, and Chloe J. Walker.
Funding Information:
Jasmin L. Vassileva, Danielle M. Dick, and Ananda B. Amstadter are senior authors responsible for funding and overarching program direction for Spit for Science COVID-19-related research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood and SAGE Publishing.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - The current study tested whether COVID-19 disruptions and perceived discrimination were related to mental health (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms and emotional, psychological, and social well-being), and whether exercise moderated relations. Additionally, we tested whether findings varied by ethnicity/race. Participants were 368 African American and Asian American emerging adults (Mage = 19.92, SD =.34). Findings did not vary by ethnicity/race. COVID-19 disruptions predicted poorer emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and more PTSD symptoms. Discrimination predicted more PTSD symptoms. Exercise was associated with better emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and moderated the relation between COVID-19 disruptions and emotional well-being. At low levels of exercise, COVID-19 disruptions predicted poorer emotional well-being, but this relation was not significant at high levels of exercise. Findings highlight that discrimination and disruptions during the pandemic negatively affect African American and Asian American emerging adults’ mental health, but that exercise plays an important protective role.
AB - The current study tested whether COVID-19 disruptions and perceived discrimination were related to mental health (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms and emotional, psychological, and social well-being), and whether exercise moderated relations. Additionally, we tested whether findings varied by ethnicity/race. Participants were 368 African American and Asian American emerging adults (Mage = 19.92, SD =.34). Findings did not vary by ethnicity/race. COVID-19 disruptions predicted poorer emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and more PTSD symptoms. Discrimination predicted more PTSD symptoms. Exercise was associated with better emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and moderated the relation between COVID-19 disruptions and emotional well-being. At low levels of exercise, COVID-19 disruptions predicted poorer emotional well-being, but this relation was not significant at high levels of exercise. Findings highlight that discrimination and disruptions during the pandemic negatively affect African American and Asian American emerging adults’ mental health, but that exercise plays an important protective role.
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U2 - 10.1177/21676968211038793
DO - 10.1177/21676968211038793
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116745556
SN - 2167-6968
VL - 9
SP - 506
EP - 515
JO - Emerging Adulthood
JF - Emerging Adulthood
IS - 5
ER -