CANBERRA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The mental health and well-being of young Australians has improved following the end of COVID-19 lockdowns, a national survey has found.
Australian National University researchers on Thursday published their latest COVID-19 Impact Monitoring Survey of more than 3,500 Australians, finding lower levels of psychological distress compared to 2021.
More than two-thirds of respondents aged 18-24 -- the age group that lost the most life satisfaction during the pandemic -- reported their lives were better than 12 months ago.
"That does not mean that Australia has returned to pre-pandemic levels of well-being and mental health," study co-author Nicholas Biddle said in a media release, adding that life satisfaction was lower in August 2022 than it was in October 2019.
So far, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic has surpassed 10 million in Australia, the population of which is about 25 million. ■