Changes of college students’ psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in China: A two-wave repeated survey

Author:

Ye Xinxin1,Zhang Junmeng2ORCID,Liu Huanju3,Zheng Xutong4,Ye Wan5,Fu Wenhai6,Zhong Yanxia7,Wang Qiansha8,Lin Yanni9,Huang Cong1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Sports Science, Zhejiang University, China

2. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA

3. Women’s Hospital and Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

4. Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China

5. Department of Nursing, Xiamen Medical College, China

6. State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, China

7. Department of Nursing, Shijiazhuang Medical College, China

8. The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, China

9. Department of Nursing, The Second Hospital of Zhangzhou, China

Abstract

COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges to the mental health of college students worldwide. We examined the trends in students’ stress levels during and after China’s first wave of COVID-19 outbreaks by analyzing their demographics, behavior, mental health status, career confidence, and Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS) scores. Our findings indicate an increase in students’ stress levels since the COVID-19 onset, with more students experiencing higher stress levels after the first outbreak than during it (OR = 2.03, 95% CI 1.79, 2.30). Several factors were identified as being associated with higher CPSS scores, including higher class levels, residence in rural or town areas, low family income, and lack of familiarity with COVID-19, among others. Our study highlighted the urgency of developing and implementing effective strategies to cope with students’ stress during and after a global pandemic.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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