Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Institute of Medical Sociology, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 28;20(7):5286. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075286.
University students are generally vulnerable to mental health problems. This was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when students experienced decisive changes and restrictions in their academic lives. Our study aimed at (a) analysing associations between study conditions and symptoms of depression and anxiety and (b) determining the extent of use and motivation to use student counselling services. The C19 GSWS is a cross-sectional study conducted at five universities in Germany ( = 7203). Descriptive analyses and linear regression models were performed to estimate the associations between study conditions and mental health outcomes. A total of 42.4% of the students felt down, depressed, or hopeless on several days over the past 14 days. Between a third and 44.1% of the students felt burdened by their study conditions. Worse perceived study conditions were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms and anxiety. Only 7.1% indicated that they had utilised student counselling services, and female gender, enrolment in a bachelor's programme, and having more than 1 reason for utilisation were factors associated with use. The results of our research underline the need for universities to review their study conditions and to provide targeted intervention strategies and counselling services to promote students' mental well-being.
大学生通常易受到心理健康问题的影响。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，这种情况更加严重，学生的学术生活经历了重大变化和限制。我们的研究旨在：(a) 分析学习条件与抑郁和焦虑症状之间的关联；(b) 确定使用学生咨询服务的程度和使用动机。C19 GSWS 是在德国五所大学进行的一项横断面研究( = 7203)。进行描述性分析和线性回归模型，以估计学习条件与心理健康结果之间的关联。在过去的 14 天里，有 42.4%的学生在几天内感到沮丧、抑郁或绝望。三分之一到 44.1%的学生感到学习条件带来了负担。较差的学习条件与较高水平的抑郁症状和焦虑相关。只有 7.1%的学生表示他们利用了学生咨询服务，而女性、本科入学和有多个利用原因是与利用相关的因素。我们研究的结果强调了大学需要审查其学习条件，并提供有针对性的干预策略和咨询服务，以促进学生的心理健康。
