在COVID-19期间的心理健康:大学生需要结构
Amanda E Halliburton1, Michele B Hill1, Jennifer M Hightower2
1Department of Psychological Science, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia, USA.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH
|November 1, 2023
概括
由于COVID-19的流行,大学生们的焦虑,抑郁和自杀倾向增加了. 结构的损失和流行病压力因素显著导致学生的痛苦.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 高等教育 高等教育
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19的流行,大学生需要快速过渡到远程学习.
- 这种转变扰乱了既定的日常生活,可能会加剧心理健康挑战,如焦虑,抑郁和自杀倾向.
- 对结构的感知需求可能会影响学生如何应对这种干扰.
研究的目的:
- 研究心理健康结果 (焦虑,抑郁,自杀倾向) 与大学生对结构的感知需求之间的关系.
- 检查COVID-19相关压力因素对学生心理健康的影响.
- 了解结构和压力因素对心理痛苦的独特贡献.
主要方法:
- 2020年春天,东南大学对1319名本科生进行了一项调查.
- 参与者报告了全球焦虑,抑郁,自杀倾向,感知到需要结构以及特定的COVID-19压力因素.
- 使用统计分析来评估压力因素的预测能力和对心理健康指标结构的需求.
主要成果:
- 与大流行前的基准相比,学生报告的焦虑,抑郁和自杀倾向水平更高.
- 与COVID-19相关的压力因素和较低的感知结构需求都是增加焦虑和抑郁症的重要预测因素.
- 这些因素解释了心理健康结果的独特差异,超出了其他潜在的影响.
结论:
- 这些发现凸显了COVID-19大流行期间大学生面临的严重心理健康负担.
- 解决学生对结构的需求和减轻与流行病相关的压力因素对于心理健康至关重要.
- 建议咨询中心和大学利益相关者之间的合作努力,以加强对学生心理健康和压力管理的支持系统.
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