Abstract

This study examined the Type of loneliness among Koreans Since the Onset of COVID-19, the influence of biological(gender, age, chronic disease), psychological(depression, anxiety, hopelessness), social(social support, constraint,s of routine, economic level, household type) factors on the classification of potential classes, and the difference in PTSD and suicidal ideation among the classes. To this end, the online survery was conducted among Korean(n= 1,434) between Feb 19, 2021 and Mar 3, when it’s been one year since WHO had declared the pandemic. Latent profile analysis(LPA) was used to identified subclasses and suggested that the 5-class(low-isolated/medium-connectedness(group1), medium-isolated/medium-connectedness(group2), high-isolated/ high-connectedness(group3), high-connectedness/low-isolated(group4), low-connectedness/high-isolated(group5)) model fit the best. Class mempership was predicted by ‘gender, depression, anxiety, ignorance, social support, constraint,s of routine, household type’. Classes also differed with respect to PTSD and suicidal ideation. The highest level of PTSD was group3, followed by group5, group2, group1, and group4. In the case of suicidal ideation, it was also high in the order of group3, group5, group2, group1, and group4.