Mental health of college students during the Covid-19 epidemic in China

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ID23387692
AutoresWenning Fu (0000-0003-4300-7977, Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Shijiao Yan (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Qiao Zong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Dan Anderson‐Luxford (0000-0001-6801-7720, La Trobe University), Xingyue Song (0000-0003-1324-682X, Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Zhiyue Lv (0000-0003-1792-2805, Sun Yat-sen University), Chuanzhu Lv (0000-0002-3584-1657, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume280
FascículoPt A
Páginas7-10
Data de publicação2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Affective Disorders (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0165-0327 • E-ISSN: 1573-2517
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.032
PMID33197782
OpenAlexW3105741028
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas68
Referências citadas10

OBJECTIVES: To assess the psychological status of college students in China during the COVID-19 outbreak, and offer some theoretical evidence for psychological intervention of college students. METHODS: An online survey was conducted from May 10, 2020 to June 10, 2020. Anxiety symptoms were measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7). Categorical data were reported as number and percentage, while continuous data were reported as mean ± SD. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between different factors and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS: A total of 89,588 college students participated in the current study, among which 36,865 students (41.1%) reported anxiety symptoms. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the risk factors for anxiety symptoms included the age of 26-30 (OR=1.456), sophomore (OR=1.038), junior (OR=1.087) and senior grades (OR=1.161), a higher paternal education level (OR=1.055), low economic status (OR=1.520), and low social support (OR=1.542). CONCLUSIONS: About two-fifths of Chinese college students experienced anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic. Timely and appropriate psychological interventions for college students should be implemented to reduce the psychological harm caused by COVID-19 epidemic.

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Logistic regression · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology