Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Dec;72(9):3536-3545. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2180989. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
Evaluate COVID-19 pandemic impacts on college student mental health.
Three cohorts of college students (2018 = 466; 2019 = 459; 2020, = 563; 1488) from three American universities. Participants were 71.4% female, 67.5% White, and 85.9% first-year students.
Multivariable regression models and bivariate correlations were used to compare anxiety, depression, well-being, and search for meaning before and during the pandemic, and the relationships between pandemic health-compliance behaviors and mental health.
Anxiety, depression, and well-being did not significantly worsen during compared to before (2019) the pandemic (s = .329-.837). During the pandemic, more frequent in-person social interactions were correlated with lower anxiety ( = -0.17, < .001) and depressive symptoms (=-0.12, = .008), and higher well-being ( = 0.16, < .001), but also less handwashing ( = -0.11, = .016) and face mask-wearing ( = -0.12, = .008).
We observed little evidence for pandemic impacts on college student mental health. Lower compliance with pandemic health guidelines was associated with better mental health.
评估新冠疫情对大学生心理健康的影响。
三所美国大学的三个大学生队列（2018 年=466 人；2019 年=459 人；2020 年=563 人；总计 1488 人）。参与者中 71.4%为女性，67.5%为白人，85.9%为一年级学生。
使用多变量回归模型和双变量相关分析比较了疫情前和疫情期间的焦虑、抑郁、幸福感和寻找意义的情况，以及疫情期间健康合规行为与心理健康之间的关系。
与疫情前（2019 年）相比，焦虑、抑郁和幸福感在疫情期间没有明显恶化（s = 0.329-0.837）。在疫情期间，更频繁的面对面社交互动与较低的焦虑（r = -0.17，p < 0.001）和抑郁症状（r = -0.12，p = 0.008）以及更高的幸福感（r = 0.16，p < 0.001）相关，但也与较少的洗手（r = -0.11，p = 0.016）和戴口罩（r = -0.12，p = 0.008）相关。
我们几乎没有发现疫情对大学生心理健康有影响的证据。较低的疫情健康指南遵守程度与更好的心理健康相关。
