Verma Hemraj, Verma Garima, Kumar Pankaj
DMS, DIT University, Dehradun, India.
School of Computing, DIT University, Dehradun, India.
Rev Socionetwork Strateg. 2021;15(2):471-488. doi: 10.1007/s12626-021-00089-2. Epub 2021 Sep 27.
This study addressed the critical problems of depression, anxiety, and stress, which are prevalent among students pursuing higher education. Specifically, this article aimed to study the level of psychological distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic experienced by young people studying in higher education institutions in India. The study also attempted to identify various coping strategies students adopted to overcome this difficult time. Following a descriptive research design, this study used surveys to collect primary data from 235 students in graduate and undergraduate programs in India. The DASS-21 scale was used to check the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress students experienced. Furthermore, a four-point COPE scale was used to identify coping strategies students adopted. The results showed that students experienced high levels of stress and anxiety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Although depression levels were not alarming, most students were worried about several aspects of their lives and careers. However, because the data were collected from a relatively small sample, the study is likely not generalisable. Furthermore, most of the data were collected online, which has its limitations. This research likely has significant implications for various stakeholders, such as students, parents, institutions, counsellors, and government and non-government bodies, because it may help them take appropriate actions. These research contributions are original and novel, because the COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges and inspired new solutions to the problems of students and society.
本研究探讨了抑郁症、焦虑症和压力等关键问题，这些问题在接受高等教育的学生中普遍存在。具体而言，本文旨在研究印度高等教育机构中就读的年轻人因新冠疫情而产生的心理困扰程度。该研究还试图确定学生为克服这段艰难时期而采取的各种应对策略。本研究采用描述性研究设计，通过调查从印度235名研究生和本科生中收集原始数据。使用DASS - 21量表来检测学生所经历的抑郁、焦虑和压力水平。此外，使用四分制的应对量表来确定学生采用的应对策略。结果显示，在当前的新冠疫情期间，学生经历了高水平的压力和焦虑。尽管抑郁水平并不令人担忧，但大多数学生对他们生活和职业的几个方面感到担忧。然而，由于数据是从相对较小的样本中收集的，该研究可能无法推广。此外，大多数数据是在线收集的，这有其局限性。这项研究可能对学生、家长、机构、顾问以及政府和非政府机构等各种利益相关者具有重要意义，因为它可能有助于他们采取适当行动。这些研究贡献是原创且新颖的，因为新冠疫情带来了前所未有的挑战，并激发了针对学生和社会问题的新解决方案。
