“Emotional Distancing”: Change and Strain in U.S. Young Adult College Students’ Relationships During COVID-19

Dotson, Miranda P.; Castro, Elena Maker; Magid, Nina T.; Hoyt, Lindsay Till; Suleiman, Ahna Ballanoff; Cohen, Alison K.

doi:10.1177/21676968211065531

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“…First, excessive use of the Internet should be avoided and creative activities such as music [ 45 ], painting [ 46 ], dancing [ 47 ] and writing [ 48 ] should be encouraged to counteract risky behaviors that can create psychological symptoms among university students [ 49 ]. In addition, young people should be encouraged to maintain supportive relationships with their friends, as peer relationships are essential for young people [ 50 ]. In universities and other educational and youth centers, information on managing emotions and symptoms such as stress, anxiety or depression should be provided [ 51 ].…”

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Emotional State of Mexican University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Santamaría

Ozamiz-Etxebarria

Mondragón

et al. 2022

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Background: Since the WHO declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic in March 2020, the young population is suffering from a range of psychological symptoms. The present study measured symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression in university students of Saltillo, Mexico, using the Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). Methods. The DASS-21 scale and an ad hoc questionnaire were used to collect sociodemographic information. Results: The results show that the students who participated in this study suffer from high levels of stress, anxiety and depression. In terms of sociodemographic variables, women, people suffering from a chronic disease and people living with a chronic disease had the highest levels of stress, anxiety and depression, and people who live with a chronically ill person, people who have had the COVID-19 disease and those who have had someone close to them fall sick have had more stress, anxiety and depression than the rest. Another finding of the present study is that university students who believe that others comply with COVID-19 safety measures have significantly lower anxiety and depression than those who believe that others do not comply. Conclusions: It is concluded that university students are a psychologically vulnerable group in the face of the pandemic.

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Emotional State of Mexican University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Santamaría

Ozamiz-Etxebarria

Mondragón

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“…Indeed, especially during the hardest times of restrictions (i.e. lock-down), emerging adults were unable to explore the world, to have contact with others (Dotson et al, 2022), to express their talents and passions. Moreover, the pandemic brought side effects such as the contraction of the labor market and a starting economic crisis, that significantly impacted young people's mental health (e.g.…”

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Meaning-Making Profiles During Emerging Adulthood: A Person-Oriented Approach in the Context of Romantic and Working Conditions

Zambelli

Tagliabue

2022

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Empirical evidence supported the existence of different meaning-making profiles among youths, however, it is unknown whether these profiles are related to specific transitional conditions. The present study applied a multi-group Latent Profile Analysis to examine the generalizability and criterion-validity of meaning-making profiles across two samples of emerging and young adults living different contextual situations (pre-COVID-19 vs during COVID-19), and to investigate their association with the balanced versus imbalanced conditions in the romantic and work role transitions. Three meaning-making profiles, searchers (high search, average presence of meaning), in-between (low search, average presence), and fulfilled (very low search, high presence) were supported by strong generalizability and criterion-validity evidence (i.e. fulfilled individuals showed higher well-being). As expected, older individuals were more likely to be fulfilled, while gender wasn’t a predictor of profiles. Imbalanced individuals in love and work were more likely to be searchers, while fulfilled individuals were predominantly living a balanced condition.

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“…These findings may be influenced by the stress and isolation experienced during the pandemic. Research has indicated that college students experienced particular strain due to the disruption to their social networks [ 25 , 26 ] and access to on-campus mental health resources [ 27 ]. It is possible that anxiety and depression scores rose over the two-year period due to other factors, unrelated to the pandemic.…”

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College Students’ Reduced Cognitive Empathy and Increased Anxiety and Depression before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Peifer

Taasoobshirazi

2022

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This study explored college students’ individual mental health (i.e., anxious and depressive symptoms, intrapersonal identity, and ethnic identity), as well as interpersonal mental health, as assessed by their affective connection to and care for others (i.e., cognitive empathy), exploring the role of culture and identity during the twin COVID-19 and racial justice pandemics of 2020. Comparing a longitudinal cohort of 147 undergraduate students’ experiences prior to the pandemic (Spring 2019) and after the onset of the pandemic (Spring 2021), the study examines students’ mental health changes amidst the multi-layered challenges of this time. A repeated measures Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) revealed heightened anxiety and depression scores from pre-pandemic to during the pandemic and a reduction in cognitive empathy as expressed through perspective taking and empathic concern. The study begins to examine the implications of these findings in the COVID-19 era with a focus on young adult mental health, higher education, empathy, and community-mindedness.

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“Emotional Distancing”: Change and Strain in U.S. Young Adult College Students’ Relationships During COVID-19

Cited by 29 publications

References 22 publications

Emotional State of Mexican University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Emotional State of Mexican University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Meaning-Making Profiles During Emerging Adulthood: A Person-Oriented Approach in the Context of Romantic and Working Conditions

College Students’ Reduced Cognitive Empathy and Increased Anxiety and Depression before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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