Association between COVID-19-Related Loneliness or Worry and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among First-Year College Students

Autor/inn/en	Mehus, Christopher J.; Lyden, Grace R.; Bonar, Erin E.; Gunlicks-Stoessel, Meredith; Morrell, Nicole; Parks, Michael J.; Wagner, Anna C.; Patrick, Megan E.
Titel	Association between COVID-19-Related Loneliness or Worry and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among First-Year College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 5, S.1332-1337 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Patrick, Megan E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1942009
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Psychological Patterns; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); College Freshmen; Mental Health; Severity (of Disability); Stress Variables; Student Characteristics; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Studienanfänger; Psychohygiene; Schweregrad
Abstract	Objective: To examine the relationship between COVID-19-related distress and mental health among first-year college students. Participants: Data for this longitudinal study (n = 727) were collected before the school year (August 2019), end of fall semester (December 2019), and soon after the university suspended in-person instruction (April 2020). Methods: We used multivariable log-linear and logistic regressions to examine continuous and dichotomous outcomes on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. Results: The most consistent predictor of during-pandemic mental health was feeling extremely isolated (versus not at all), which was associated with increased symptom severity of depression (proportional change[95% CI] = 2.43[1.87, 3.15]) and anxiety (2.02[1.50, 2.73]) and greater odds of new moderate depression (OR[95% CI] = 14.83[3.00, 73.41]) and anxiety (24.74[2.91, 210.00]). Greater COVID-19-related concern was also related to increased mental health symptoms. Conclusions: Results highlight the need for mental health services during crises that lead to social isolation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01