Predictors and prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD among university students during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

Aslan, İmran; Çınar, Orhan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1087528

Cited by 7 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 80 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The authors focused on similar demographic and psychological characteristics to ours. More specifically, it was reported that religiosity level, marital status, year of study, gender, physical activity, COVID-19 symptoms, death of a close relative and job loss should be considered as major stressors, correlated with the psychological distress of students in Turkey [ 24 ]. These interesting observations indicate the importance of analyzing the participants’ characteristics to designate probable risk factors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels among University Students: Three Years from the Beginning of the Pandemic

Kavvadas

Kavvada

Karachrysafi

et al. 2023

Clinics and Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological distress among college students remains increased. This study assesses stress, anxiety, and depression levels among students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki by the end of the third year of the pandemic (November 2022), revealing demographic characteristics and probable stressors. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed in November 2022 via the academic students’ e-mails. The evaluation was performed with the DASS21 survey tool. The correlation analysis and the effect size calculation were performed with the t-test. Results: The majority of participants were undergraduates, on their first or second academic year, female students (67%), age of 18 to 21, unmarried or single (91%), and vaccinated against COVID-19 infection (83.4%). Severely increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression (21.3%, 23.3%, and 25.1%, respectively) were measured. The normal and mild levels of stress, anxiety, and depression were 64.0%, 66.5%, and 57.2%, respectively. Female and younger students were at a higher risk of extremely severe stress, anxiety and depression prevalence (ORs up to 2.07, p-Values < 0.00001). Participants who were receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment exhibited severe stress, anxiety, and depression levels (ORs above 2.9, p-Values < 0.00001). Conclusions: Despite the undeniable withdrawal of the COVID-19 pandemic, the community of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki presents high stress, anxiety, and depression levels, similar to those reported during the first year of the pandemic (November 2020). Stressors and risk factors were according to the reported literature and previous studies on Greek students. Academic psychological support offices should consider the students’ “profile” in order to evaluate properly the potential risk for emotional and psychological distress. Evidence suggest that new technology (virtual reality, tele-psychiatry or tele-support apps and sessions) should also be implemented in universities.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels among University Students: Three Years from the Beginning of the Pandemic

Kavvadas

Kavvada

Karachrysafi

et al. 2023

Clinics and Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A strict parenting style may cause children to perceive parental supervision as a barrier to communication, and youngsters who spend more time online to avoid difficult family interactions are more likely to display indicators of internet addiction [ 77 ]. However, social class psychology research has discovered that life satisfaction is positively predicted by family socioeconomic status, and better family socioeconomic status typically begets higher life satisfaction [ 79 ]. Conversely, in traditional families, the father is the main breadwinner, and students’ living expenses mainly come from their families.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of paternal-maternal parenting styles on college students’ internet addiction of different genders: The mediating role of life satisfaction

Liu,

Cheng,

Guan

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aimed to understand the current situation of paternal-maternal parenting style, life satisfaction, and internet addiction among college students and explored the influence of paternal-maternal parenting styles and life satisfaction on the internet addiction of male and female college students. A questionnaire survey was administered to 967 college students in China. Life satisfaction partially mediated the effect of the paternal-maternal parenting styles on the internet addiction among college students. However, this mediating role completely varied by gender, and the dimensions of parental styles also had different effects. For male college students, life satisfaction mediated the two dimensions of parenting styles (the father’s emotional warmth, the father’s overprotection) and internet addiction; the mother’s emotional warmth directly related to the internet addiction. Among females, life satisfaction played a partial mediating role between two dimensions of parenting styles (the father’s emotional warmth, the mother’s interference and protection) and internet addiction. the father’s punitiveness and over-involvement were directly related to female students’ internet addiction. The study reveals that the mediating effect of life satisfaction on parenting styles and internet addiction among college students is influenced by gender, and the relationship between different parenting styles and internet addiction also varies. These findings indicate that paying attention to the role of the family, especially the parenting style of fathers, is crucial for preventing internet addiction in the future. Prevention and intervention should be treated differently for male and female students.

show abstract

“…Also, the change in the essence of students' academic interactions from direct ones to indirect (mostly online) ones significantly increased psychological morbidity [42][43][44]. In this respect, many students exhibited depressive symptomatology, anxiety and sleep disturbances [45][46][47][48].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Factors Associated with General Quality of Life in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study on a Multicultural Sample of Romanian Medical Students

Mihăilescu,

Popa-Velea,

Ciobanu

et al. 2024

Healthcare

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the general quality of life (GQOL) of a large number of individuals, including those in the academic environment. This study investigated GQOL in a sample of 613 Romanian medicine students (81.57% were female; mean age = 21.40 ± 1.749 years) in relation to their Big Five personality characteristics, Perceived Stress and Fear of COVID-19. The study was conducted between June 2020 and March 2022. These variables were investigated with the Big Five Inventory-2: Extra-Short Form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the Perceived Stress Scale-10 and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Statistical analysis included hierarchical linear regression and t-tests. The results indicated a significant direct relationship between GQOL and the personality traits of Conscientiousness, Extraversion and Agreeableness. However, a significant inverse relationship was observed between GQOL and Perceived Stress and Neuroticism. Fear of COVID-19 was significantly higher in women, while no other socio-demographic variables were associated with GQOL. A total of 61.7% of the studied population returned to their original residency during the pandemic years. These results could be important for better understanding the vulnerability to significant epidemiological events in academic populations and for planning adequate preventive or interventional measures.

show abstract

Predictors and prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD among university students during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

References 80 publications

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels among University Students: Three Years from the Beginning of the Pandemic

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels among University Students: Three Years from the Beginning of the Pandemic

Effect of paternal-maternal parenting styles on college students’ internet addiction of different genders: The mediating role of life satisfaction

Psychological Factors Associated with General Quality of Life in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study on a Multicultural Sample of Romanian Medical Students

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About