HOW COVID-19 IMPACTED THE MENTAL HEALTH

STATUS OF AMERICANS AND WHAT POSITIVES

THEY SEE

More than

60%
of Americans say that their current mental health state is worse or much
worse now as opposed to before the COVID-19 crisis.

8.8% Much worse

53.24% Worse

27.78% The same

9.26% Better

0.93% Much better

The most common negative emotions Americans are experiencing more often are:

24% stress and anxiety.

Other common negative feelings are loss of purpose and productivity.

6.94% I feel 14.81% I’m not being very

depressed and down productive or useful

15.74% I lack a 22.22% I’m worried

sense of purpose and about what the future
motivation in anything may hold

23.61% I feel stressed 16.67% Other

and anxious most of
the time

61% of Americans say that they consider social media to be harmful for their

mental health.

Americans are more worried that someone from their family will get sick but
not so much about getting sick themselves. This was followed by concerns that the global

economy will go into recession for a long time. Another common worry
that came up was what the new normal will look like in the future.

100

80
A 17.59% I will lose my job/income or my business will close.
60 B 8.33% I will get sick.
C 34.72% Someone from my family will get sick.
40 C D 23.15% The economy will go into a long-term recession.
D
A E 2.31% My children are missing out on their education.
20 F
B F 13.89% Other.
E
0

The biggest inconvenience

miss seeing their worried about worried about feeling bored

friends and disrupting their disrupting and having
extended family fitness routine healthy eating nothing to do
habits

Something positive

90%
The vast majority of Americans, 90% say that they

see something positive coming out

from this crisis!

The biggest positives they see are that

26% the environment

will heal

26% quality
family time
This was followed by the fact that they can take a

step back and rest. Working from home was seen as

another significant benefit!

25.85% Environmental benefits 16.48% Working from home 6.02% I see no positives

26.39% Quality family time 1.85% A new hobby 12.50% Other

16.67% Rest and reset 3.24% Saving money

Taking action
Of the Americans who took action to improve their mental health, the most common

talking to their friends and family

coping actions were mainly

and by starting online therapy.

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the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Results based on the COVID-19 Mental Health survey conducted by Sentio Solutions between April 14-21, 2020