The Singapore Youth Epidemiology and Resilience (YEAR) study looked at how common mental health symptoms are among a large, representative group of school students aged 11 to 18, and what social and family factors increase or protect against risk.
In a large online survey of over 12,000 Chinese college students under home quarantine, about 1 in 15 showed signs of stress-related trauma symptoms 39 days into the COVID-19 outbreak. Past stressful experiences, lower resilience, and weaker social support all made this more likely.
Surveying almost 9,000 people who took part in a ‘Gardening with Edibles’ programme during Singapore’s COVID-19 restrictions, this study found that those who gardened weekly felt more mentally resilient than others, supporting gardening as a way to cope with stressful times.
This study found that older Singaporeans who were more compassionate were more likely to follow safety measures during the pandemic lockdown, and that following these measures and having greater resilience were both linked to lower anxiety.
