Mental Health of College Students Amidst COVID-19: Implications for Reopening of Colleges and Universities

Pandya, Apurvakumar; Lodha, Pragya

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“…The current pandemic of COVID-19 diverged the masses toward social media use for staying in touch, getting an education, or entertainment. In this attitude and inclination of indulging in using social media to compensate for their physical social interactions, an active social media use was observed (Baig and Waheed, 2016 ; Reuter et al, 2016 ; Azlan et al, 2020 ; Zhong et al, 2020 ; Carvalho Alves et al, 2021 ; Jogezai et al, 2021 ; Pandya and Lodha, 2021 ; Rizwan et al, 2021 ; Zhao and Zhou, 2021 ).…”

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“…Social media use increased during the pandemic (Zhao and Zhou, 2021 ) owing to social distancing and quarantining of the individuals to prevent the spread of infection caused by COVID-19. Previous studies have been carried out on COVID-19 from different perspectives like digital learning during the emergence of COVID-19 virus (Hasan and Bao, 2020 ; Aditya, 2021 ; Chaturvedi et al, 2021 ; Deshpande and Mhatre, 2021 ; Smith et al, 2021 ), its impact on the economies of different countries (Hasan and Bao, 2020 ; Ye et al, 2020 ; Ali et al, 2021 ; Bhattacharya and Banerjee, 2021 ; Cuschieri and Grech, 2021 ; Delbiso et al, 2021 ; Donnarumma and Pezzulo, 2021 ; Klasche, 2021 ; Mahi et al, 2021 ; Prempeh, 2021 ; Roy et al, 2021 ), its role in the global health crisis (Abdalla et al, 2021 ; Ankrah et al, 2021 ; Chaturvedi et al, 2021 ; Chirisa et al, 2021 ; Donnarumma and Pezzulo, 2021 ; Hannam-Swain and Bailey, 2021 ; Klasche, 2021 ; Prempeh, 2021 ; Sarfraz et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2021 ; Zhao and Zhou, 2021 ) and the worst of all its impact on the mental wellbeing of people (Ciotti et al, 2020 ; Elmer et al, 2020 ; Filipova et al, 2020 ; Lee, 2020 ; Serafini et al, 2020 ; Adom et al, 2021 ; Chaturvedi et al, 2021 ; Coupet et al, 2021 ; Das and Bhattacharyya, 2021 ; Deshpande and Mhatre, 2021 ; Hannam-Swain and Bailey, 2021 ; Kareem, 2021 ; Li and Cao, 2021 ; Pandya and Lodha, 2021 ; Saha et al, 2021 ; Tonkin and Whitaker, 2021 ; Xiong et al, 2021 ). However, understanding the role of online social media use to meet the social needs after the closure of physical social interactive places amid COVID-19 is critical (Haman, 2020 ; Jogezai et al, 2021 ).…”

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Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

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Business firms and the public have encountered massive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has become the most significant challenge and influenced all communities. This research study focuses on exploring the relationship between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, individuals' attitudes toward social media use, and practices of using social media amid the COVID-19 crisis. This study examines how attitudes toward social media use mediate the linkage between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, and practices for social media use. This survey uses a non-probability convenience sampling approach to collect samples and recruit willing respondents with their consent for data collection. This study recorded the feedback from 348 participants who encountered the indirect/direct effects of nationwide lockdowns, restrictions on social gatherings, and COVID-19 infection. The findings validate the proposed hypotheses for their direct effects and indicate significant β-values, t-statistics, and the p-values at p <0.001. The results validate a relationship between the COVID-19 knowledge of and social distancing practices. Similarly, the results approved a positive link between social distancing and attitudes toward social media use amid COVID-19. The findings validate the relation between social distancing and attitudes toward social media use during COVID-19 challenges (β-value = 0.22 and t-statistics = 3.078). The results show the linkage between attitudes toward social media use and practices of using social media (β-value = 0.41, and t-statistics = 7.175). Individuals' attitude toward social media use during COVID-19 mediates the connection between COVID-19 knowledge and COVID-19 practices of using social media use. The results validate the first mediation at β-value = 0.21 and t-statistic = 5.327. Similarly, the findings approve that attitudes toward social media use in the pandemic have positively mediated the relation between distancing and practices for social media use amid the crisis of COVID-19 (β-value = 0.09 and t-statistic = 2.633). The findings indicate how people have been indulged in social media to pave their business communication needs. The results provide valuable insights for the global business community. This study provides a systematic and holistic research model that helps in exploring the consequences of COVID-19. The generalizability of the findings provides valuable directions for future research related to the current pandemic.

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Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

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“…Nowadays, counselling had has been acknowledged as an important service in promoting better mental health among the general population (Pandya & Lodha, 2021;Sun & Su, 2020). Numerous studies reported on the benefits of counseling as a mental health service in various settings and situations (Pheng et al, 2019).…”

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The Prevalence of Mental Health among Malaysian University Students

Arifin,

Abdullah,

Omar

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IJARBSS

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The mental health among university students should be given close, and more proper, attention due to the fact that they are the national asset in years to come. Life in the university can be pressurizing to the students as they have to grapple with the process of adaptation, family separation, relationship issues, financial issues, health issues and many others. Nonetheless, the university is not the place to solve a student's personal problems. Instead, they have to deal with the problems themselves using the resources and facilities that have been provided to them. Those students who fail to manage these challenges are highly exposed to mental health problems and further lead to the academic underperformance. Hence, mental health issues are crucial to be addressed to improve their wellbeing and success. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify the mental health level of the Malaysian students in the university. A total of n=810 students was chosen using a simple random sampling technique. This study employs the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) to collect the data. The result indicates that more than half respondents had moderate to high level of psychological distress =68.9%, anxiety =72.7%, and depression =60.6%. Meanwhile for loss of behavioral or emotional control=42.8% were at moderate to high level. In conclusion, even so the level of mental health among university students needs to be emphasized as the moderate level for this overall psychological distress can change to a higher level. Based on the findings, several suggestions have also been discussed.

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“…Public health measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus have forced educational institutes to adopt a new norm of online learning, which has left many flustered. During the lockdown period, in addition to imposed movement restrictions, college students' access to campus and face-to-face classes was suddenly suspended, and internships and research experiences were drastically interrupted [1][2][3]. Such social isolation due to public health measures reported adverse psychological experiences such as loneliness coupled with accentuated uncertainty toward the future, increased anxiety, anger, fears, depressed feelings, fear of contagion, stigmatization, and many distressing emotions [4][5][6].…”

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From Campus to Crisis: Psychological Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Indian Management Students

Panchamia,

Sinha,

Pandya

2024

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected students pursuing higher education, but limited studies highlight student’s psychological experiences, especially from Western India. Objective: The present study aimed to understand psychological experiences, coping behaviors, and the perceived role of tele-counseling services among final-year students of Masters of Business Administration from leading business schools (B-schools) in Western India. Design: A qualitative research design was adopted for the study. A semi-structured interview guide was utilized to conduct in-depth interviews with 35 students. Students were reached via personal networks and social media, and data was gathered after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic analysis technique was employed to analyze the data. Results: The findings showed that management students had upsetting psychological experiences. Key stressors that emerged in the study were job concerns, lifestyle changes, concerns about their own and parents' health and safety, uncertainty about the future, and social isolation. They expressed the need for mental health help; however, they were reluctant to utilize tele-counseling services. The authors present an integrated psychological well-being model for promoting positive mental health among students in higher education institutions. Conclusion: The study explains the psychological toll on management students. Enhancing mental health literacy through awareness sessions and other innovative means would be critical to addressing myths around mental health and mental healthcare-seeking behavior in higher education institutions. An integrated approach to promoting positive mental health and well-being is needed.

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Mental Health of College Students Amidst COVID-19: Implications for Reopening of Colleges and Universities

Cited by 5 publications

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Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

The Prevalence of Mental Health among Malaysian University Students

From Campus to Crisis: Psychological Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Indian Management Students

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