Assessment of psychological distress as a function of positive psychological variables during the COVID-19 pandemic: A university longitudinal study.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-7, 2022 Mar 07.
Article
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| ID: mdl-35254955
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To examine changes in psychological distress of college students as a function of demographic and psychological variables over time during the COVID-19 pandemic.Participants:
Subjects were recruited from a large public university in Northeast Ohio using electronic surveys administered at three time points in 2020.Methods:
Demographics, positive psychological metrics (flourishing, perceived social support, and resilience) and psychological distress were collected and a mixed linear model was run to estimate their effect on change in distress.Results:
Psychological distress did not change significantly across time. Females experienced more psychological distress than males. Higher levels of flourishing, perceived social support, and resilience were associated with less distress overall.Conclusions:
Although psychological distress did not change across observed time, previous data suggests heightened psychological distress that remained elevated across observed time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Positive psychological variables were shown to mitigate psychological distress, and the relationship was stable over time.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States