Emerging Adults and Social Distancing During COVID-19: Who Was More Likely to Follow Guidelines and What Were the Correlates With Well-Being and Weight-Related Behaviors?

Jerica M. Berge; Nicole Larson; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

doi:10.1177/21676968211051482

Emerging Adults and Social Distancing During COVID-19: Who Was More Likely to Follow Guidelines and What Were the Correlates With Well-Being and Weight-Related Behaviors?

Jerica M. Berge, Nicole Larson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence, predictors, and psychosocial well-being (depressive symptoms, stress) and weight-related behavior (eating behaviors, physical activity, and sedentary behavior) correlates of social distancing during COVID-19 among emerging adults. A rapid-response survey was sent to participants (n=720; mean age=24.7 ± 2.0 years, 62% female) in a population-based cohort study in Minnesota during April–October 2020. Half of emerging adults reported fully social distancing. Emerging adults from White backgrounds were least likely to social distance while those from Asian backgrounds were most likely to social distance, in addition to those living with a parent. Females who partially/did not social distance reported less healthy eating behaviors, while males and “essential workers” reported higher levels of psychosocial distress. Public health messaging and practical supports for social distancing may need to be made more relevant to emerging adults during public health crises. Resources may need to differ depending on sex of emerging adult.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	670-678
Number of pages	9
Journal	Emerging Adulthood
Volume	9
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211051482
State	Published - Dec 2021

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by NHLBI grant number R35 HL139853 (PI: Neumark-Sztainer). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute or the National Institutes of Health.

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© 2021 Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood and SAGE Publishing.

Keywords

COVID-19
eating behaviors
emerging adults
emotional well-being
physical activity
social distancing

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