id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-296522-ljovvgey Fitzpatrick, Kevin M. Facing New Fears During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The State of America’s Mental Health 2020-08-13 .txt text/plain 5610 268 52 The current study examines the intersection of COVID-19 fear, worries and perceived threat with social group vulnerabilities and mental health consequences, namely anxiety and depressive symptomatology. Specifically, we examine the distribution of fear, worry, and perceived threat across geographic space, between different social groups, and their relationships to mental health outcomes (anxiety and depressive symptomatology). Are their significant differences in these perceptions J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f and are they mostly determined by social vulnerability (i.e. low-income, unmarried, racial/ethnic minorities, etc.)?; and 3) Does fear, threat and worry about COVID-19 directly impact specific mental health outcomes (i.e. depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety) even after controlling for specific vulnerabilities? Finally, third, we explore how subjective assessments of fear, worry, and threat about COVID-19 correlate with specific mental health outcomes, including depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety. ./cache/cord-296522-ljovvgey.txt ./txt/cord-296522-ljovvgey.txt