Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts
Abstract Psychological problems (e.g., depression and anxiety) have been widely studied as an important public health issue in the background of the pandemic, whereas the positive aspects (e.g., well-being) have been paid little attention. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the CO...
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| description | Abstract Psychological problems (e.g., depression and anxiety) have been widely studied as an important public health issue in the background of the pandemic, whereas the positive aspects (e.g., well-being) have been paid little attention. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and generations on well-being by adopting 5 groups (Post-00s, Post-90s, Post-80s, Post-70s, and Post-60s) × 2 time points (before and during the COVID-19 pandemic) mixed factorial design. A total of 1579 Chinese adults completed the self-report survey, and a valid sample of 1529 adults from five generational cohorts was included in the data analysis. Results of the mixed factorial ANOVAs and simple effects analyses showed significant interaction effects on some dimensions of well-being. Specifically, the Post-80s exhibited a significant increase in both Engagement and Accomplishment of well-being during the pandemic, and the Post-60s generation demonstrated a significant improvement in Engagement of well-being. However, the other generations did not show significant changes. It could be concluded that the effects of the pandemic on well-being are complicated across generations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-31c15833b953470c81a267303dfbee052025-02-09T12:58:38ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-02-012511910.1186/s12889-025-21670-2Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohortsChen Wang0Yizi Nie1Xiaoyu Lan2Qianqian Huang3Qunsen Dai4Chao Zhou5Center for Brain, Mind and Education, Shaoxing UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Shaoxing UniversityDepartment of Psychology, University of OsloDepartment of Psychology, Shaoxing UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Shaoxing UniversityCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of TechnologyAbstract Psychological problems (e.g., depression and anxiety) have been widely studied as an important public health issue in the background of the pandemic, whereas the positive aspects (e.g., well-being) have been paid little attention. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and generations on well-being by adopting 5 groups (Post-00s, Post-90s, Post-80s, Post-70s, and Post-60s) × 2 time points (before and during the COVID-19 pandemic) mixed factorial design. A total of 1579 Chinese adults completed the self-report survey, and a valid sample of 1529 adults from five generational cohorts was included in the data analysis. Results of the mixed factorial ANOVAs and simple effects analyses showed significant interaction effects on some dimensions of well-being. Specifically, the Post-80s exhibited a significant increase in both Engagement and Accomplishment of well-being during the pandemic, and the Post-60s generation demonstrated a significant improvement in Engagement of well-being. However, the other generations did not show significant changes. It could be concluded that the effects of the pandemic on well-being are complicated across generations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21670-2Well-beingPandemicGenerationsChinese adults |
| spellingShingle | Chen Wang Yizi Nie Xiaoyu Lan Qianqian Huang Qunsen Dai Chao Zhou Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts BMC Public Health Well-being Pandemic Generations Chinese adults |
| title | Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts |
| title_full | Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts |
| title_fullStr | Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts |
| title_short | Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts |
| title_sort | changes of well being over the pandemic a survey across generational cohorts |
| topic | Well-being Pandemic Generations Chinese adults |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21670-2 |
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