Mental Health Status of College Freshmen and Influencing Factors

Liang, Jiemin; Zhang, Xinfeng; Wang, Juan; Liu, Feng; Xu, Chao; Cheng, Kun; Cao, Guoguang; Yan, Dongmei; Liu, Bo

doi:10.4236/psych.2020.115050

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“…A survey conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic showed that less than 16.2% of university students reported experiencing depressive symptoms. 5 Surprisingly, research studying college students’ prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic reported that the detection rate of depression increased to 48.14% in the US 6 and 22% in China, 7 with 37% being the worldwide average. 8 …”

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How Interpersonal Sensitivity Affects Depression Under the COVID-19 Lockdown Among College Students in South China: A Moderated Mediation Model

Zhang¹,

Sun²

2023

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Purpose Based on the interpersonal theory of depression and resilience framework theory, this study tested the association between interpersonal sensitivity and depression in college students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the mediating role of resilience and the moderating role of the COVID-19 lockdown were investigated. Methods A total of 5193 South Chinese college students (M=19.27, SD = 1.18) were included in the study. According to which campus they were living on, the subjects were categorized as members of a lockdown group or a nonlockdown group. They completed the interpersonal sensitivity subscales of the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). SPSS 26.0 statistical software was used to analyse the descriptive statistics, reliability, and correlation. Specifically, a moderated mediation model was analysed by multivariate logistic regression. Results Interpersonal sensitivity was significantly associated with depression ( r = 0.517, p < 0.01), which was mediated by resilience ( β = 0.12, 95% CI = [0.10, 0.13]). Lockdown status was shown to have a moderating effect on the relationship between resilience and depression ( β = 0.03, t = 2.71, p < 0.01). Conclusion The high levels of interpersonal sensitivity displayed by South Chinese college students caused low resilience and then facilitated depression. The COVID-19 lockdown strengthened the effect of low resilience on depression. Lower resilience was more strongly associated with higher depression for students under lockdown conditions compared to students who were not in lockdown.

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How Interpersonal Sensitivity Affects Depression Under the COVID-19 Lockdown Among College Students in South China: A Moderated Mediation Model

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2023

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“…According to a mental health survey of 1,048 freshmen in China, the detection rate of depression is about 65.6% (16). This recent research discovered that a total of 16.2% of freshmen (1,488 persons) exhibited positive results for depression among 9,013 Chinese samples that were screened by the SCL-90 (21). Depression and interpersonal sensitivity factors were the main characteristics examined.…”

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Interpersonal sensitivity on college freshmen’s depression: A moderated moderation model of psychological capital and family support

Peng

Wang

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BackgroundThe prevalence of depressive symptoms has become very high among college freshmen, with interpersonal sensitivity serving as an important predictor of depression. Combining internal and external positive resources can effectively prevent and alleviate depression. This study explores the moderating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and depression, as well as the moderating effect of familial support on the conditional influence of PsyCap among Chinese college freshmen.MethodsA cross-sectional mental health survey was performed and the anonymous self-reported questionnaires, including the Patient Health Questionnaire, interpersonal sensitivity subscale of Symptom Checklist-90, Psychological Capital Questionnaire 24, and Perceived Social Support from Family, were distributed to the freshmen. Pearson’s coefficient was employed to describe correlations between variables. The PROCESS macro and slope difference tests were used to explore the moderating role of PsyCap and family support in the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and depression.ResultsThe prevalence of depression among freshmen was 30.89% (694/2,247). The correlation analysis revealed that depression negatively related to PsyCap (r = −0.187, p < 0.001) and family support (r = −0.193, p < 0.001) and positively related to interpersonal sensitivity (r = 0.399, p < 0.001). The moderation analysis showed that PsyCap negatively moderated the positive relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and depression (β = −0.159, p < 0.001). We also found that family support played a moderating role in the conditional influence of PsyCap (β = 0.076, p < 0.01). The slope difference test further showed that family support weakened the effect of interpersonal sensitivity on depression in freshmen when they had low PsyCap.ConclusionMore attention should be paid to freshmen’s mental health and interpersonal interaction problems. For freshmen with interpersonal sensitivity and depression, mental health departments can conduct PsyCap development interventions to alleviate psychological symptoms. Freshmen themselves should also seek family support in time, but those individuals with high PsyCap should seek an appropriate level of family support to maintain their autonomy.

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“…Students in health science-related fields tend to be motivated to help others. The students' motivation to help others (Schuller et al, 2018) may have provided greater mental health support than students in other disciplines (Bhat et al, 2018;Liang et al, 2020;Torres et al, 2017). Second, a previous study (Yang and Shiu, 2014) performed mental health assessments one month after classes amidst mounting academic pressure.…”

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“…Methodological differences can produce different estimates of psychological distress among undergraduate students (9-64.7%) (Eleftheriades et al, 2020). Unfortunately, few studies have explicitly focused on first-year university students (Liang et al, 2020). Psychological distress is a non-specific mental health problem characterized by depression, anxiety, and psychiatric disturbance (Drapeau et al, 2012).…”

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