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COVID-19 dimensions are related to depression and anxiety among US college students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Survey 2020

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:25 authored by Hans Oh, Caitlin Marinovich, Ravi Rajkumar, Megan Besecker, Sasha Zhou, Louis Jacob, Ai Koyanagi, Lee Smith
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about tremendous social and economic turmoil, which has been associated with increased levels of depression and anxiety. Methods: We analyzed data from the Healthy Minds Study (Fall Semester Cohort 2020), a non-probability sample of students across multiple colleges who completed an online survey between September – December 2020. Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined the associations between COVID-19 dimensions (concern, racial/ethnic discrimination, financial distress, infection, illness of loved one, death of loved one, caregiving) and mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety), adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and international student status. Results: Nearly a fifth of the sample reported moderately severe or severe depression, and nearly a third reported moderately severe or severe anxiety over the past two weeks. When accounting for all COVID-19 dimensions in the same model, COVID-19 concern, racial/ethnic discrimination, financial distress, and infection were significantly associated with moderately severe or severe depression; COVID-19 concern, financial distress, and infection were significantly associated with moderately severe or severe anxiety. Conclusions: This study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic may have shaped mental health through a range of potential social and environmental dimensions. Interventions are required that consider multiple dimensions of COVID-19 to improve mental health during and after the pandemic.

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Volume

292

Page range

270-275

Publication title

Journal of Affective Disorders

ISSN

1573-2517

Publisher

Elsevier

Language

  • other

Legacy posted date

2021-06-08

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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