Butter, Sarah and Murphy, Jamie and Hyland, Philip and McBride, Orla and Shevlin, Mark and Hartman, Todd K. and Bennett, Kate and Gibson-Miller, Jilly and Levita, Liat and Martinez, Anton P. and Mason, Liam and McKay, Ryan and Stocks, Thomas V. A. and Vallières, Frédérique and Bentall, Richard P. (2022) Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: an analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57 (6). pp. 1247-1260. ISSN 0933-7954

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Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way many individuals go about their daily lives. This study attempted to model the complexity of change in lifestyle quality as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its context within the UK adult population. Methods Data from the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium Study (Wave 3, July 2020; N=1166) were utilised. A measure of COVID-19-related lifestyle change captured how individuals’ lifestyle quality had been altered as a consequence of the pandemic. Exploratory factor analysis and latent profile analysis were used to identify distinct lifestyle quality change subgroups, while multinomial logistic regression analysis was employed to describe class membership. Results Five lifestyle dimensions, reflecting partner relationships, health, family and friend relations, personal and social activities, and work life, were identified by the EFA, and seven classes characterised by distinct patterns of change across these dimensions emerged from the LPA: (1) better overall (3.3%), (2) worse except partner relations (6.0%), (3) worse overall (2.5%), (4) better relationships (9.5%), (5) better except partner relations (4.3%), (6) no different (67.9%), and (7) worse partner relations only (6.5%). Predictor variables differentiated membership of classes. Notably, classes 3 and 7 were associated with poorer mental health (COVID-19 related PTSD and suicidal ideation). Conclusions Four months into the pandemic, most individuals’ lifestyle quality remained largely unaffected by the crisis. Concerningly however, a substantial minority (15%) experienced worsened lifestyles compared to before the pandemic. In particular, a pronounced deterioration in partner relations seemed to constitute the more severe pandemic-related lifestyle change.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Butter, S., Murphy, J., Hyland, P. et al. Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: an analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatry Epidemiol 57, 1247–1260 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02210-w
Keywords:	Lifestyle; COVID-19; Pandemic; Mental health; Relationships; Latent variable modelling; UK;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	17075
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02210-w
Depositing User:	Philip Hyland
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2023 13:17
Journal or Publication Title:	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Publisher:	Springer
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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