Anxiety and depression in a sample of UK college students: a study of prevalence, comorbidity, and quality of life

Jenkins, Paul E.; Ducker, Imogen; Gooding, Rebecca; James, Megan; Rutter-Eley, Emily

doi:10.1080/07448481.2019.1709474

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“…The present student sample reported moderate (26%) rates of current mental health problems in line with recent student population estimates [ 4 , 10 , 72 ]. Commonly, mindfulness practitioners advise against participation in MBPs if a potential participant is experiencing severe psychological distress, current depression, mania, or recent bereavement.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The negative impact of having a mental health problem during university is broad, impacting the quality of life. Specifically, the presence of depressive symptoms in university students has been associated with role limitations due to physical health problems; while anxiety symptoms have been related to bodily pain; and both depressive and anxiety symptoms have been associated with reductions in general health, energy/fatigue, social functioning, as well as psychological distress, and lower psychological wellbeing [ 10 ]. It has also been observed that mental health problems during university affect academic performance [ 11 ] and the likelihood of dropping out [ 12 ].…”

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The Mental Health and Wellbeing of University Students: Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Mechanisms of a Mindfulness-Based Course

Medlicott

Phillips

Crane

et al. 2021

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Mental health problems are relatively common during university and adversely affect academic outcomes. Evidence suggests that mindfulness can support the mental health and wellbeing of university students. We explored the acceptability and effectiveness of an 8-week instructor-led mindfulness-based course (“Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World”; Williams and Penman, 2011) on improving wellbeing and mental health (self-reported distress), orientation and motivation towards academic goals, and the mechanisms driving these changes. Eighty-six undergraduate and post-graduate students (>18 years) participated. Students engaged well with the course, with 36 (48.0%) completing the whole programme, 52 (69.3%) attending 7 out of 8 sessions, and 71 (94.7%) completing at least half. Significant improvements in wellbeing and mental health were found post-intervention and at 6-week follow-up. Improvements in wellbeing were mediated by mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience. Improvements in mental health were mediated by improvements in mindfulness and resilience but not self-compassion. Significant improvements in students’ orientation to their academic goal, measured by “commitment” to, “likelihood” of achieving, and feeling more equipped with the “skills and resources” needed, were found at post-intervention and at 6-week follow-up. Whilst exploratory, the results suggest that this mindfulness intervention is acceptable and effective for university students and can support academic study.

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The Mental Health and Wellbeing of University Students: Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Mechanisms of a Mindfulness-Based Course

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Phillips

Crane

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“…There is now su cient evidence to state that the female gender is a reliable risk factor for depressive and anxiety symptoms [5,17,32,35]. The gender difference was veri ed in our study.…”

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Mental Health Problems and Related Factors in Chinese University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zhou¹,

Mo²,

Wang³

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Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a serious threat to global public health, including a wide range of metal health problems. Current research focuses mainly on mental health status and related factors among Chinese university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: Data from 11133 participants was obtained through an online survey of university students in mainland China. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), respectively.Results: In total, 37.0% of the subjects were experiencing depressive symptoms, 24.9% anxiety symptoms, 20.9% comorbid depressive and anxiety symptoms, and 7.3% suicidal ideation. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed an increased presence of mental health problems in female students, graduate students, and those with personal COVID-19 exposure. Living with family and awareness of COVID-19 were protective factors against depressive and anxiety symptoms. In addition, male, depressive and anxiety symptoms were risk factors for suicidal ideation. Living with family, graduate students, prevention and control measures and projections of COVID-19 trends were protective factors against suicidal ideation.Conclusions: The findings underlined that the mental health of university students should be monitored, and provided important information for healthcare planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Much of the evidence emerges with the overlaps between depressive and anxious symptomatology based on the community-based estimates of categorical groups of afflicted individuals as defined in nosological classifications (Jenkins et al 2020;Price et al 2019;Routledge et al 2017;Taporoski et al 2015). One of the most prevailing notions in regard to the affect regulation is the two-dimensional approach in which the Negative Affect (NA) constitutes one pole generally related to subjective distress, and the Positive Affect (PA) constitutes the other referring to happiness, with stronger linkages to sad mood relative to fear (Watson and Tellegen 1985;Watson et al 1999).…”

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Rumination, automatic thoughts, dysfunctional attitudes, and thought suppression as transdiagnostic factors in depression and anxiety

Yapan

Boysan

2020

Curr Psychol

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High comorbidity of anxiety and depression poses challenges to research and treatment in clinical settings. The current study was set out to investigate whether respondents can be separated into discrete depressive and anxious subgroups or reveal a continuous distribution throughout the population based on the symptoms of depression and anxiety. In addition, we also explored the role of rumination, automatic thoughts, dysfunctional attitudes, and thought suppression as transdiagnostic factors. Psychometric instruments including Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ), Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale-Revised (DAS-R), Ruminative Response Scale -Short Form (RRS-SF), and White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI) were completed by 310 undergraduates. Item responses to the BDI and BAI were subjected to latent class analysis (LCA). The LCA showed that three homogenous subgroups exist: normal, subclinical, and psychopathology latent classes. Findings supported the dimensional model rather than the categorical distinction between anxiety and depression. Strong covariances between anxious and depressive symptoms across latent subgroups were observed. Having controlled for age and gender, automatic thoughts, dysfunctional thinking, rumination, and thought suppression were all found significant transdiagnostic factors. Anxiety and depression, as frequently co-occurring clinical conditions, can be best understood in a continuum rather than taxonomic classifications. Individuals more prone to use maladaptive cognitive emotional regulation strategies seem to be at greater risk of psychopathology.

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Anxiety and depression in a sample of UK college students: a study of prevalence, comorbidity, and quality of life

Cited by 89 publications

References 34 publications

The Mental Health and Wellbeing of University Students: Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Mechanisms of a Mindfulness-Based Course

The Mental Health and Wellbeing of University Students: Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Mechanisms of a Mindfulness-Based Course

Mental Health Problems and Related Factors in Chinese University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rumination, automatic thoughts, dysfunctional attitudes, and thought suppression as transdiagnostic factors in depression and anxiety

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