University of Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Health Educ Behav. 2021 Apr;48(2):123-131. doi: 10.1177/1090198120987128. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
Even before the current pandemic, university students were known to have high levels of hassles, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. In all probability, the advent of COVID-19 has substantially raised these levels. The present study measured the emotional state of university students during lockdown and identified the relevant situational and psychological factors. To this end, 1,297 French university students were assessed during lockdown, which lasted from 16 March to 11 May in France. Situational factors included the belief that lockdown was compromising their future job prospects, COVID-19 symptoms, and health concerns. Psychological factors included students' implicit theory of emotion, and the coping strategies they used during lockdown. We explored the extent to which these factors were associated with levels of hassles, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Results indicated that students' belief that lockdown was compromising their future job prospects was positively related to hassles ( = .34, < .001), while concerns about their own health and that of relatives were positively associated with anxiety ( = .37 and .34; < .001). In addition, use of the positive reframing coping strategy mediated the effect of students' implicit theory of emotion on their depressive symptoms. Even though the national lockdown is now over, the pandemic will continue to have a major impact on university students over the coming months. It is therefore essential for universities to provide them with adequate psychological support.
即使在当前的大流行之前，大学生也被认为存在高水平的困扰、焦虑和抑郁症状。在很大程度上，COVID-19 的出现已经大大提高了这些水平。本研究在封锁期间测量了大学生的情绪状态，并确定了相关的情境和心理因素。为此，对 1297 名法国大学生进行了评估，封锁时间从 3 月 16 日持续到 5 月 11 日。情境因素包括封锁影响他们未来就业前景的信念、COVID-19 症状和健康问题。心理因素包括学生的情绪内隐理论和他们在封锁期间使用的应对策略。我们探讨了这些因素与困扰、焦虑和抑郁症状程度的关联程度。结果表明，学生认为封锁影响他们未来就业前景的信念与困扰呈正相关（=.34，<.001），而对自己和亲属健康的担忧与焦虑呈正相关（=.37 和.34；<.001）。此外，学生情绪内隐理论对抑郁症状的影响被积极的重新构建应对策略所中介。尽管全国性的封锁现在已经结束，但在未来几个月，大流行将继续对大学生产生重大影响。因此，大学为他们提供足够的心理支持至关重要。
