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PURPOSE: This study aimed to estimate the associations between job insecurity and symptoms of anxiety and depression among U S young adults amidst the COVID-19 pandemic METHODS: We analyzed data on young adults aged 18-26 years from June 15 to June 30, 2020, from the weekly, cross-sectional Household Pulse Survey (n = 4,852) conducted by the U S Census Bureau Two job insecurity measures and four anxiety and depression measures were analyzed using multivariable Poisson regression models adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and marital status RESULTS: Fifty-nine percent of participants experienced direct or household employment loss since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 38% were expected to experience direct or household employment loss in the coming 4 weeks Recent direct or household employment loss and expected direct or household employment loss, among participants who did not experience recent employment loss, were associated with a greater risk of poor mental health on all four measures CONCLUSIONS: U S young adults experience a significant mental health burden as a result of job insecurity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
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