COVID-19 and mental health among college students in the southwestern United States

Brown, Megan Lindsay; Trotter, Claire E.; Huang, Wen; Castro, Kaitlyn Contreras; DeMuth, William Dylan; Bing, Eric G.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2022.2153601

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“…Moreover, non-academic experience was a significant predictor of academic experience and academic confidence in the current semester. Even if a university can continue with in-person classes in such circumstances, it should also provide options for students to take leaves of absence or pursue remediation among increased responsibilities (e.g., Lv et al, 2022), as a study by Brown et al (2023) suggests that many students' educational plans changed during the pandemic, and results by Lee et al (2021) suggest first generation students were especially likely to take time off. It is worth noting that some universities have continued to provide onlinelearning options since the pandemic, and the seemingly negative implications of this on social connection might be something to consider with future courses offered.…”

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Mental health and academic experiences among U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Roberts¹,

Bell²,

Meyer³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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When the COVID-19 pandemic began, U.S. college students reported increased anxiety and depression. This study examines mental health among U.S college students during the subsequent 2020–2021 academic year by surveying students at the end of the fall 2020 and the spring 2021 semesters. Our data provide cross-sectional snapshots and longitudinal changes. Both surveys included the PSS, GAD-7, PHQ-8, questions about students’ academic experiences and sense of belonging in online, in-person, and hybrid classes, and additional questions regarding behaviors, living circumstances, and demographics. The spring 2021 study included a larger, stratified sample of eight demographic groups, and we added scales to examine relationships between mental health and students’ perceptions of their universities’ COVID-19 policies. Our results show higher-than-normal frequencies of mental health struggles throughout the 2020–2021 academic year, and these were substantially higher for female college students, but by spring 2021, the levels did not vary substantially by race/ethnicity, living circumstances, vaccination status, or perceptions of university COVID-19 policies. Mental health struggles inversely correlated with scales of academic and non-academic experiences, but the struggles positively correlated with time on social media. In both semesters, students reported more positive experiences with in-person classes, though all class types were rated higher in the spring semester, indicating improvements in college students’ course experiences as the pandemic continued. Furthermore, our longitudinal data indicate the persistence of mental health struggles across semesters. Overall, these studies show factors that contributed to mental health challenges among college students as the pandemic continued.

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Mental health and academic experiences among U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Roberts¹,

Bell²,

Meyer³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Education and Mental Health of Students at Arizona State University

Elad

2023

SSRN Journal

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Investigating Mental Health of College Students after China Ended Zero Covid Policy: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Ninigbo (Preprint)

Luo¹,

Zeng²,

Cao³

et al. 2023

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BACKGROUND The mental health of college students is a growing area of concern. Particularly for postgraduates in clinical medicine who must work and study at the same time. China's end of Zero Covid Policy has brought this vulnerable group back into the limelight. OBJECTIVE Our study aims to provide a timely evaluation of the mental health impact of university students following China's end of Zero Covid Policy and how postgraduate psychology in clinical medicine differs from that of other professions. METHODS We administered a questionnaire to 1084 students at a major public university in China in order to understand the impact of China's end of Zero Covid Policy on their psychological wellbeing. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyse the data. RESULTS Of the 1084 students, 233 (21.5%), 425 (39.21%) and 512 (47.23%) reported an increase in anxiety, depression and sleep disorders after China ended “Zero Covid” Policy respectively. This led to increased levels of stress, anxiety and depressive thoughts among students. Of the 90 clinical medicine postgraduates, 36 (40%), 51 (56.67%) and 61 (67.78%) reported increased anxiety, depression and sleep disorders after China ended “Zero Covid” Policy respectively. Multiple risk factors of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances for clinical medicine postgraduates were identified, including for medical licensure, increased shift frequency, increased work hours, and increased work intensity. CONCLUSIONS The abrupt termination of the long-standing Zero Covid Policy had a negative impact on university students, especially clinical medicine postgraduate. Our findings emphasize the urgent need to develop interventions and preventive strategies to address their mental health problems. CLINICALTRIAL ChiCTR23000686

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COVID-19 and mental health among college students in the southwestern United States

Cited by 3 publications

References 84 publications

Mental health and academic experiences among U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mental health and academic experiences among U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Education and Mental Health of Students at Arizona State University

Investigating Mental Health of College Students after China Ended Zero Covid Policy: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Ninigbo (Preprint)

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