Mental health of college students during the COVID-19 epidemic in China

Fu, Wenning; Yan, Shijiao; Zong, Qiao; Anderson-Luxford, Dan; Song, Xingyue; Lv, Ziquan; Lv, Chuanzhu

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.032

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“…Although females were more sensitive and emotional to the environment due to biological factors and females experienced greater anxiety and fear in the disaster [35], the present study also discovered that both female and male college students had similar negative psychological symptoms during the epidemic of COVID-19. This conclusion was consistent with previous studies [21,28].…”

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“…The emotion variation was related to the worry of being infected, social support, income and academic delay [28]. The freshmen would not consider the graduation, employment and practice course [21], which would relieve part of the stress and anxiety [29]. Moreover, the higher grade students had greater academic pressure [21].…”

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“…Wang et al reported that the psychological symptoms for college students were moderate to severe anxiety (28.8%), depression (16.5%) and stress (8.1%) [20]. Fu et al investigated the influence of variables such as sex, age, grade, place of residence and parent's education level on the anxiety of college students and claimed that the anxiety level of the students in the rural regions was higher than that of the urban regions and that the female students experienced more anxiety than the male students due to their biology [21].…”

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The Psychological Symptoms of College Student in China during the Lockdown of COVID-19 Epidemic

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The COVID-19 epidemic has had a huge impact on the mental state of human beings due to its high infection and fatality rates in early 2020. In this paper, a cross-sectional online survey was designed to understand the mental state of college students in a university located in Wuhan city during the lockdown. Out of 1168 respondents, above 50% participants had obvious fear and anxiety symptoms; anxiety and fear were 61.64% and 58.39%, respectively. Conformity (49.49%), invulnerability (26.11%), insensitivity (21.49%) and rebelliousness (12.41%) symptoms also appeared. Meanwhile, it was revealed that the senior students experienced more anxiety than the freshmen. Moreover, it was found that the psychological symptoms (except for the insensitivity symptom) had no significant difference in gender, residence and annual household income after the one-way analysis of variance.

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The Psychological Symptoms of College Student in China during the Lockdown of COVID-19 Epidemic

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“…Higher stress levels associated with lockdown measures were observed in some groups, such as women [185][186][187] (particularly pregnant women 188,189 ), single/divorced adults 81 , older people (particularly with pre-existing mental health conditions 175,190 ), parents with young children 191 , university students and young adults [192][193][194] , workers 195 , those self-medicating 196 , the economically deprived 143 , those with pre-existing depression 197 , bipolar disorders 198 , and other chronic medical conditions 139,189,[199][200][201] . A large study of 56,679 participants in China found that quarantine had a profound effect on the mental health of specific vulnerable groups, including those with pre-existing mental disorders, chronic physical diseases, frontline workers, and those living in the most affected areas 202 .…”

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COVID-19 lockdown and lifestyles: A narrative review

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Background: The primary objective worldwide during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been controlling disease transmission. However, lockdown measures used to mitigate transmission have affected human behavior and altered lifestyles, with a likely impact on chronic non-communicable diseases. More than a year into the pandemic, substantial peer-reviewed literature has emerged on altered lifestyles following the varying lockdown measures imposed globally to control the virus spread. We explored the impact of lockdown measures on six lifestyle factors, namely diet, physical activity, sleep, stress, social connectedness, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or other harmful substances. Methods: We comprehensively searched PubMed and the World Health Organization’s global literature database on COVID-19 and retrieved 649 relevant articles for the narrative review. A critical interpretative synthesis of the articles was performed. Results: Most of the articles included in the review identified the negative effect of lockdown measures on each of the lifestyle factors in many parts of the world. Encouraging lifestyle trends were also highlighted in a few articles. Such trends can positively influence the outcome of lifestyle-related chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to better understand the negative impact of strict lockdown measures on lifestyles. At the same time, it helps us identify and initiate positive behavioral changes, which, if consolidated, could improve chronic disease outcomes. It is up to governments, communities, and healthcare/academic entities to derive benefit from lessons learned from the pandemic, with the ultimate objective of better educating and promoting healthy lifestyles among communities.

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“…Charles et al (2021) reported that college students' mood disorder symptoms increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. Fu et al (2021) found that 41% of 89,588 college students reported anxiety symptoms. However, the limited research examining the impact of COVID-19 on the emotional experiences of college students has primarily focused on pathological outcomes; there has been a dearth of work on daily emotion related to COVID-19 among college students.…”

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Resilience Predicts the Trajectories of College Students’ Daily Emotions During COVID-19: A Latent Growth Mixture Model

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The objective of this study was to examine the association between resilience and trajectories of college students’ negative and positive affect during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 391 college students recruited from China completed a daily online negative and positive affect scale for 1 week, and their resilience was also measured. Profiles of brief trajectories of negative and positive affect over time were identified using the latent growth mixture model, and the effect of resilience on these trajectories was further explored. Two latent profiles of negative affect were found: a constant high negative affect profile and a slowly decreasing low negative affect profile, while three latent profiles of positive affect were identified: a slowly increasing high positive affect profile, a rapidly decreasing medium positive affect profile, and a constant medium positive affect profile. The optimism dimension of resilience predicted the membership in the various profiles significantly, whereas the prediction of tenacity and strength dimensions of resilience was not significant. Activities that promote resilience, especially optimism, should be included to improve the daily emotions of college students during COVID-19.

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Mental health of college students during the COVID-19 epidemic in China

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The Psychological Symptoms of College Student in China during the Lockdown of COVID-19 Epidemic

The Psychological Symptoms of College Student in China during the Lockdown of COVID-19 Epidemic

COVID-19 lockdown and lifestyles: A narrative review

Resilience Predicts the Trajectories of College Students’ Daily Emotions During COVID-19: A Latent Growth Mixture Model

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