INTRODUCTION Social distancing and sheltering-in-place mitigate the physical health risks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); however, there are concerns about the impact on mental health and social engagement. METHODS We used data from a U.S.-based online survey (March 2020) to examine patterns of social support and prosocial behavior, explore differences between people with and without depression or anxiety, and explore correlates of social engagement in both groups, including symptom severity in the clinical group. RESULTS The clinical group reported greater social engagement. In both groups, social engagement was positively associated with COVID-19-related worry and trait moral elevation; mindfulness was positively associated with all outcomes for the clinical group only. Social interaction frequency had little influence on outcomes. Depressive symptom severity was positively associated with all outcomes, whereas anxiety was negatively associated with prosocial behavior. DISCUSSION These findings highlight how social engagement was experienced early in the U.S. COVID-19 crisis.

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美国 COVID-19 危机早期的社会参与：在线样本中探索有和没有抑郁或焦虑的人之间的社会支持和亲社会行为。

简介 保持社交距离和就地避难可减轻新型冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 的身体健康风险；然而，人们担心它对心理健康和社会参与的影响。方临床组。结果 临床组报告了更大的社会参与。在两组中，社会参与与 COVID-19 相关的担忧和特质道德提升呈正相关；正念仅与临床组的所有结果呈正相关。社交互动频率对结果几乎没有影响。抑郁症状的严重程度与所有结果呈正相关，而焦虑与亲社会行为呈负相关。讨论 这些发现突出了在美国 COVID-19 危机早期如何体验社会参与。