Prevalence of Depressive, Anxiety, and OCD Symptoms among University Students in Singapore During COVID19

Yong, MInglee; Keh, Carolyn

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“…In a study among 2,031 American university students, 38.5% reported a moderate-to-severe level of anxiety, and 48.1% had a moderate-to-severe level of depression ( Wang et al, 2020 ). In Singapore, according to a survey of 1,779 university students, the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms was high at 32 and 25%, respectively ( Yong and Keh, 2022 ). Besides, the present study found a particularly high prevalence of Internet addiction (around 78%).…”

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Profiles and predictors of mental health of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic

Shek

Chai

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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This study investigated the mental health problems of university students in Hong Kong and related sociodemographic and psychosocial predictors under the pandemic. A total of 978 undergraduate students (mean age = 20.69 ± 1.61) completed an online questionnaire measuring sociodemographic factors, psychological morbidity, positive well-being, COVID-19 related stress and self-efficacy, and positive psychosocial attributes. Psychosocial risk factors included psychological morbidity, COVID-19 related stress, and difficulties encountered under the pandemic, whereas protective factors comprised pandemic related self-efficacy, positive psychological attributes, positive environmental factors, need satisfaction and positive perception toward service. Results showed that psychological morbidity in the participants was widespread, and it was related to sociodemographic factors, particularly family financial difficulties. While pandemic related stress positively predicted psychological morbidity and negatively predicted well-being indicators, COVID-19 self-efficacy showed an opposite effect. Besides, positive psychological attributes (resilience, emotional competence, and positive beliefs related to adversity) and environmental factors (healthy family functioning, peer support, and supportive community atmosphere) negatively predicted psychological morbidity and positively predicted well-being. Furthermore, need satisfaction and positive perception toward service were negatively associated with psychological morbidity and positively associated with well-being, while perceived difficulties showed an opposite effect.

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Profiles and predictors of mental health of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic

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Chai

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Front. Psychol.

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“…For instance, a survey of 3,881 college students in mainland China reported an anxiety rate of 26.6% and a depression rate of 21.2% under the pandemic ( Chang et al, 2020 ). Similarly, in Singapore, the rates of anxiety and depression in college students during the pandemic reached 25 and 32%, respectively ( Yong and Keh, 2022 ). In the United States, a study of 2,031 college students under the pandemic found a prevalence of depression and anxiety, respectively, at 48.1 and 38.5% ( Wang et al, 2020 ).…”

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Psychosocial correlates of mental health of university students in Hong Kong under COVID-19

Shek,

Chai,

Dou

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many problems for university students, there are several research gaps in the study of psychological well-being of Hong Kong university students. First, few studies have examined different ecological correlates of mental health in a single study. Second, few studies have used both psychological morbidity and positive well-being as indicators of mental health. Third, we know little about the relationships between university students’ perceived need satisfaction, difficulties, service utilization, and their mental health. Hence, we conducted a study (N = 1,020 university students) in the later stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. For mental health, we included measures of negative mental health (psychological morbidity) and positive mental health. We addressed several research questions in this study: (1) what is the mental health status of Hong Kong university students? (2) what is the relationship between COVID-19 stress and student mental health? (3) what are the intrapersonal correlates of student mental health? (4) are interpersonal factors related to student mental health? (5) are need satisfaction, difficulties encountered, and service utilization related to students’ mental health? (6) are there gender differences in the effects of correlates in different ecological systems? Analyses using structural equation modeling showed several observations. First, the prevalence of mental health symptoms among university students was alarming. Second, COVID-19 related socio-economic stress positively predicted psychological morbidity but negatively predicted well-being. Third, beliefs about adversity, resilience, and emotional competence predicted mental health. Fourth, family functioning was related to psychological morbidity negatively but connected with well-being positively. Fifth, while need satisfaction predicted psychological morbidity negatively, difficulties encountered showed the opposite direction. Besides, the perceived usefulness of university services positively predicted mental health. Finally, there were no gender differences in the effects of different predictors. The present findings enable public health researchers to formulate theoretical models on different ecological determinants of university students’ mental health under the pandemic. For public health practitioners, the study highlights the importance of reducing COVID-19 associated stress, strengthening internal and external developmental assets, and meeting the psychosocial needs of university students as strategies to promote their mental health under the pandemic.

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Validation of the Youth Internalizing Problem Screener in Singapore

Yong

2024

Assessment for Effective Intervention

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The use of a screening tool for school-wide screening of internalizing symptoms is an important strategy for early identification and prevention of more serious and impairing emotional and behavioral health problems in adolescents. However, threshold cut-off scores determined for screening tools may not be suitable for all populations. Using a sample of 237 Singaporean secondary school students, this study validated the Youth Internalizing Problems Screener (YIPS) for local use. Results of confirmatory factor analyses supported a one-factor solution for the construct. A threshold cut-off score of 27 was found to show good classification accuracy based on receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analyses. Correlational and path analyses provided evidence of convergent and predictive validity for using YIPS to indicate at-risk status. The YIPS status was uniquely associated with girls’ sense of school well-being over and above the nature of their interpersonal relationships and their sense of inadequacy. Overall, YIPS demonstrated comparable sensitivity and specificity rates even though a different cut-off score was used for this study sample. The use of YIPS as a screening tool in a multitier system of support and directions for future development were discussed.

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Prevalence of Depressive, Anxiety, and OCD Symptoms among University Students in Singapore During COVID19

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Profiles and predictors of mental health of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic

Profiles and predictors of mental health of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic

Psychosocial correlates of mental health of university students in Hong Kong under COVID-19

Validation of the Youth Internalizing Problem Screener in Singapore

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