<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Yi Zhou</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Weicheng Cai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Liyang Xie</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depressive Symptoms in China: A Longitudinal, Population-based Study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">International Journal of Public Health</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604919/full</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">67</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1604919</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;strong&gt;Objectives: &lt;/strong&gt;We aimed to examine how COVID-19 incidence is associated with depressive symptoms in China, whether the association is transient, and whether the association differs across groups. &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;We used a longitudinal sample from 2018 and 2020 waves of the China Family Panel Study. We constructed COVID-19 incidence rates as the number of new cases per 100,000 population in respondents’ resident provinces in the past 7, 14, and 28 days when a respondent was surveyed. We performed linear or logistic regressions to examine the associations, and performed stratified analyses to explore the heterogeneity of the associations. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Our sample included 13,655 adults. The 7-day incidence rate was positively associated with the CES-D score (coef.=2.551, 95% CI: 1.959-3.142), and likelihood of being more depressed (adjusted odds ratio=6.916, 95% CI: 4.715–10.144). The associations were larger among those with less education, pre-existing depression, or chronic conditions. We did not find any significant association between the 14- or 28-day local incidence rates and depressive symptoms. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The impact of COVID-19 incidence on mental health in China’s general population was statistically significant and moderate in magnitude and transient. Disadvantaged groups experienced higher increases in depressive symptoms.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>