The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emerging adults is of global concern. We examine changes in depressive symptoms, physical symptoms, and sleep-wake problems from before to during the pandemic among college students and examine inequalities by gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and race (N = 263, 52% Black, 48% White, and 53% female). As compared to pre-pandemic levels, increases were evident in depressive symptoms, physical symptoms, and sleep problems. Females had greater increases than males in depressive symptoms, sleep problems, and physical symptoms. Students from disadvantaged SES backgrounds had greater increases in physical symptoms. Among White students, those from disadvantaged backgrounds also had greater increases in sleep problems. Last, daytime sleepiness increased more among Black male than White male students. Overall, findings suggest notable shifts in sleep and health during the early phase of the pandemic among emerging adults, and that attention to inequality by gender, SES, and race is warranted.

COVID-19 大流行对新兴成年人的影响引起全球关注。我们检查了大学生在大流行之前和期间的抑郁症状、身体症状和睡眠-觉醒问题的变化，并检查了按性别、社会经济地位 (SES) 和种族划分的不平等现象 ( N= 263、52% 黑人、48% 白人和 53% 女性）。与大流行前水平相比，抑郁症状、身体症状和睡眠问题明显增加。女性在抑郁症状、睡眠问题和身体症状方面比男性有更大的增加。来自弱势 SES 背景的学生的身体症状增加得更多。在白人学生中，来自弱势背景的学生睡眠问题的增加也更多。最后，黑人男性比白人男性学生白天嗜睡的增加更多。总体而言，研究结果表明，在大流行的早期阶段，新兴成年人的睡眠和健康状况发生了显着变化，并且有必要关注性别、社会经济地位和种族方面的不平等现象。