Penn Today highlights Chenyi Ma and Dennis Culhane's research showing that economic hardship—not race alone—drives pandemic-related anxiety disparities across demographic groups.
Citation:
"How Economic Stressors and Vaccination Shaped Mental Health During the Pandemic," Penn Today, April 23, 2025.
Ma C, Culhane D. et al. 2025. "Generalized Anxiety Disorder Prevalence and Disparities Among U.S. Adults: The Roles Played by Job Loss, Food Insecurity, and Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.