The influence of race, sexual orientation and gender identity on mental health, substance use, and academic persistence during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from a national sample of college students in the healthy minds study
Abstract
Highlights • Students in March-December 2020 had higher rates of anxiety and/or depression• Latinx, Black, and “other” race/ethnicity students had worse mental health symptoms• Students in March-December 2020 had reduced rates of substance use• Mental health negatively affected academic performance during the pandemic
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