Chhetri Bijoy, Goyal Lalit M, Mittal Mamta, Battineni Gopi
Department of CE, JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India.
Department of CSE, G B Pant Government Engineering College, Okhla, New Delhi, India.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2021 Jan 18;16(2):260-267. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.12.012. eCollection 2021 Apr.
Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a substantial threat with its associated high mortality, infection, and risk of psychological stress. A large number of students are affected because of a prolonged break from academic activities and staying at home. The focus of this study is to understand the stress levels of Indian students, any psychological imbalances, and their major hurdles during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Using a snowball sampling method, an online survey of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was conducted on students across India. Along with their demographic details, the participants also reported their study patterns and challenges during their confinement period. The statistical scores for the responses were calculated and the demographic variables analysed. The levels indicated by the PSS were compared, and variance and regression analyses were performed.
We observed that students were generally stressed during lockdown and the pandemic. Females (mean = 3.03) were more stressed than males (mean = 2.61) as they were constantly under pressure because of stressful life events (OR = 0.752, 95% CI = 2.425-310.642) and apprehensive about their studies (RII = 0.67, OR = 2.168, 95% CI = 0.332-6.691).
During the pandemic, students' mental health needs to be continually monitored as they are stressed owing to fear as well as about their studies and future careers.
自2019年12月以来，新冠疫情带来了巨大威胁，伴随着高死亡率、感染率以及心理压力风险。大量学生因学术活动长期中断和居家而受到影响。本研究的重点是了解印度学生在新冠疫情封锁期间的压力水平、任何心理失衡情况以及他们面临的主要障碍。
采用滚雪球抽样法，对印度各地的学生进行了感知压力量表（PSS）的在线调查。参与者除了提供人口统计学细节外，还报告了他们在隔离期间的学习模式和面临的挑战。计算了回答的统计分数并分析了人口统计学变量。比较了PSS所表明的水平，并进行了方差分析和回归分析。
我们观察到，在封锁和疫情期间学生普遍感到压力。女性（平均=3.03）比男性（平均=2.61）压力更大，因为她们因压力性生活事件而持续处于压力之下（OR=0.752，95%CI=2.425 - 310.642），并且对学业感到担忧（RII=0.67，OR=2.168，95%CI=0.332 - 6.691）。
在疫情期间，学生的心理健康需要持续监测，因为他们因恐惧以及对学业和未来职业的担忧而感到压力。
