College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea.
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Int J Public Health. 2022 May 13;67:1604552. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604552. eCollection 2022.
The global impact of COVID-19 driven by new variants may add to the negative mental health consequences of the prolonged pandemic, including posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). University students may be prone to develop a series of PTSS due to life plan disruptions as well as increased uncertainty caused by the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to assess the associations between pandemic fatigue, anxiety sensitivity (AS), and PTSS among university students in South Korea. Using convenience sampling, 400 students participated in this cross-sectional online survey. Descriptive statistics and linear mixed models were used to examine factors associated with PTSS. About one-third (32.3%) of the participants reported clinically significant levels of PTSS. Multivariate analyses revealed that pandemic fatigue ( = 0.124, < 0.001) and AS ( = 0.212, < 0.001) were significantly associated with PTSS while controlling for other study variables. Young adults who feel more fatigue related to the COVID-19 pandemic and with high AS should be given access to mental health resources to better manage their mental health and reduce PTSS.
由新变体驱动的 COVID-19 对全球的影响可能会增加长期大流行对心理健康的负面影响，包括创伤后应激症状 (PTSS)。由于生活计划被打乱以及大流行带来的不确定性增加，大学生可能容易出现一系列 PTSS。本研究旨在评估韩国大学生中与大流行疲劳、焦虑敏感 (AS) 和 PTSS 相关的因素。使用便利抽样，400 名学生参加了这项横断面在线调查。描述性统计和线性混合模型用于检查与 PTSS 相关的因素。大约三分之一 (32.3%) 的参与者报告了临床上显著的 PTSS 水平。多变量分析表明，大流行疲劳 (=0.124，<0.001)和 AS (=0.212，<0.001)与 PTSS 显著相关，同时控制了其他研究变量。应该为那些因 COVID-19 大流行而感到疲劳的年轻人和 AS 较高的年轻人提供心理健康资源，以更好地管理他们的心理健康并减少 PTSS。
