Risk and protective factors for college students’ psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Haliwa, Ilana; Spalding, Rachael; Smith, Kelly; Chappell, Amanda; Strough, Jo Nell

doi:10.1080/07448481.2020.1863413

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“…Our findings showed that depression and anxiety were prevalent across the large non-probability sample of college students in the US, and that several COVID-19 dimensions were associated with greater odds of having depression and anxiety, though the strength and significance of the associations varied depending on the COVID-19 dimension, the adjustments, and the mental health outcome. We found that COVID-19 concern was associated with both depression and anxiety, which comports with prior findings from the US and across the globe ( De Man et al., 2021 ; Faisal et al., 2021 ; Haliwa et al., 2021 ; Yu et al., 2021 ). We were among the first to establish that COVID-19 related racial/ethnic discrimination was associated with depression and anxiety among college students, and this is consistent with a substantial body of evidence that supports the link between discrimination and negative mental health outcomes ( Lee and Ahn, 2011 ; Pascoe and Richman, 2009 ).…”

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confidence: 90%

COVID-19 dimensions are related to depression and anxiety among US college students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Survey 2020

Marinovich

Rajkumar

et al. 2021

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about tremendous social and economic turmoil, which has been associated with increased levels of depression and anxiety. Methods We analyzed data from the Healthy Minds Study (Fall Semester Cohort 2020), a non-probability sample of students across multiple colleges who completed an online survey between September – December 2020. Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined the associations between COVID-19 dimensions (concern, racial/ethnic discrimination, financial distress, infection, illness of loved one, death of loved one, caregiving) and mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety), adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and international student status. Results Nearly a fifth of the sample reported moderately severe or severe depression, and nearly a third reported moderately severe or severe anxiety over the past two weeks. When accounting for all COVID-19 dimensions in the same model, COVID-19 concern, racial/ethnic discrimination, financial distress, and infection were significantly associated with moderately severe or severe depression; COVID-19 concern, financial distress, and infection were significantly associated with moderately severe or severe anxiety. Conclusions This study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic may have shaped mental health through a range of potential social and environmental dimensions. Interventions are required that consider multiple dimensions of COVID-19 to improve mental health during and after the pandemic.

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confidence: 90%

COVID-19 dimensions are related to depression and anxiety among US college students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Survey 2020

Marinovich

Rajkumar

et al. 2021

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…Nesse âmbito, salientamos que, na amostra de estudantes de enfermagem portugueses, os domínios do bem-estar emocional com maiores scores foram precisamente o envolvimento social e o equilíbrio, o que pode conduzir à constatação de que podem ser fatores protetores do bem-estar psicológico em jovens adultos. Esses dados são corroborados por um estudo que identificou o maior suporte social com níveis mais baixo de depressão e maior satisfação com a vida 17 . Relativamente à satisfação com vida, surge, também, na nossa amostra, correlação positiva entre o bem-estar psicológico (r=0,409; p≤0,001) e a esperança (r=0,409; p≤0,001).…”

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Esperança e Bem-Estar Psicológico durante a Crise Sanitária pela COVID-19: Estudo com Estudantes de Enfermagem

Lourenço¹,

Charepe

Pestana

et al. 2021

Esc. Anna Nery

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Resumo Objetivo analisar as relações entre a esperança e o bem-estar psicológico de estudantes de enfermagem portugueses durante a crise pandêmica pela COVID-19. Método estudo descritivo-correlacional, com recurso a questionário online para coleta de dados. Participaram 705 estudantes de enfermagem com idade média de 21,74 anos (DP=4,44). Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados foram a Escala de Esperança de Herth (HHI-PT) e a Escala de Medida de Manifestação de Bem-Estar Psicológico (EMMBEP). Foi utilizada a estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados na HHI-PT, o domínio afectivo-comportamental obteve a pontuação média mais alta, 3,30 (DP=0,45); no EMMBEP, foi o domínio sociabilidade, 3,64 (DP=0,77). Havia correlações moderadas a fortes (0,383 <r <0,917) entre o global e todos os domínios da esperança e bem-estar psicológico (≤0.001). Conclusão e implicações para a prática a esperança e o bem-estar psicológico dos estudantes de enfermagem durante a pandemia são variáveis correlacionados positivamente entre si. As medidas de promoção da saúde mental, a implementar pelas instituições de ensino, devem ter em consideração a associação entre essas duas variáveis.

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“…As mentioned, one important factor that may help explain this tension between benefits and costs, and the paradoxical findings regarding regulatory focus and personal wellbeing during the pandemic, is social support. While the pandemic mostly had negative consequences for health and well-being, having more social connections (e.g., living with others; connecting over the phone/internet) and perceiving more social support during this period were associated with less loneliness and depression, better sleep quality, greater happiness, higher life satisfaction, and more overall psychological well-being (e.g., Bu et al, 2020;Cantarero et al, 2021;Grey et al, 2020;Groarke et al, 2020;Haliwa et al, 2021;Labrague et al, 2021). Individuals with more social support were also more resilient during the pandemic (Killgore et al, 2020), less worried about the pandemic (Nitschke et al, 2021), and experienced less anxiety (Özmete & Pak, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Security Motives and Negative Affective Experiences During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rodrigues¹,

Zoppolat²,

Balzarini³

et al. 2021

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Objective: Past research suggests that having a stronger ability to regulate feelings and behaviors can help individuals cope during stressful events, but little is known about why and when this might be the case. We examined if being more focused on prevention (i.e., health security motives) impacted personal well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also examined possible underlying mechanisms for this effect, and whether perceived social support buffered it.Design: We conducted a pre-registered longitudinal study over one month (N = 1,269).Main outcome measures: Regulatory focus, worry for health (T1), adherence to preventive measures (T2, two weeks after T1), loneliness, negative and positive affect, frequency of social interactions, and perceived social support (T3, two weeks after T2).Results: Prevention scores (T1) increased the adherence to health behaviors (T2), which then predicted negative affect (T3). Exploratory results further showed that prevention scores predicted more loneliness and more negative affect (T3), but only for individuals with fewer social interactions and less perceived social support.Conclusions: Security motives in threatening times can be a double edge sword, with benefits for health behaviors and negative consequences for personal well-being. Having a strong social network during these times appears to alleviate these consequences.

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Risk and protective factors for college students’ psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 38 publications

References 26 publications

COVID-19 dimensions are related to depression and anxiety among US college students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Survey 2020

COVID-19 dimensions are related to depression and anxiety among US college students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Survey 2020

Esperança e Bem-Estar Psicológico durante a Crise Sanitária pela COVID-19: Estudo com Estudantes de Enfermagem

Security Motives and Negative Affective Experiences During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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