Lawley Kendall A, Caley Tabitha C S, Lehman Barbara J
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Department of Psychology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 Apr;73(4):1320-1327. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2253919. Epub 2023 Oct 19.
This study examined the associations between COVID-19-related financial strain and the stress, mental health, physical health symptoms, and health behaviors of American university students. Online data were collected from 485 participants between May 2020 and March 2021. Participants were majority female and majority white. Participants reported on stress (COVID-19 health stress and work stress), mental health (depression, anxiety, loneliness, social support, and subjective well-being), physical health symptoms, and health behaviors (sleep latency, alcohol consumption, alcohol coping, other substance use, exercise, COVID-19 health behaviors). Both Pearson's correlations and Bayesian correlation indicated more stress and worse mental health, health symptoms, and health behaviors for students who experienced more financial strain. Pandemic-related financial strain could have enduring negative effects for students, many of whom already experience financial challenges. This work highlights a need to allocate resources to promote college student health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
本研究调查了与新冠疫情相关的经济压力与美国大学生的压力、心理健康、身体健康症状及健康行为之间的关联。2020年5月至2021年3月期间，从485名参与者那里收集了在线数据。参与者以女性和白人为主。参与者报告了压力（新冠疫情健康压力和工作压力）、心理健康（抑郁、焦虑、孤独感、社会支持和主观幸福感）、身体健康症状及健康行为（入睡潜伏期、饮酒量、借酒消愁、其他物质使用、锻炼、新冠疫情健康行为）。皮尔逊相关性分析和贝叶斯相关性分析均表明，经济压力较大的学生承受着更多压力，心理健康、健康症状及健康行为状况也更差。与疫情相关的经济压力可能会对学生产生持久的负面影响，而其中许多学生已经面临经济挑战。这项研究强调，在新冠疫情期间及之后，需要分配资源以促进大学生的健康。
