Assessing social support impact on depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic of China.

Autor: Guo K; Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Zhang X; Medical Experiment Center, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Bai S; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Minhat HS; Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Nazan AINM; Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Feng J; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Li X; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Luo G; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Zhang X; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Feng J; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Li Y; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Si M; School of Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China., Qiao Y; Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China., Ouyang J; College of Humanities and Management, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China., Saliluddin S; Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Jul 23; Vol. 16 (7), pp. e0253891. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 23 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253891
Abstrakt: Following the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China, undergraduate students may experience psychological changes. During emergency circumstances, social support is an important factor influencing the mental health condition among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province. This study aims to find the factors associated with mental health symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. A cross-sectional study was conducted from Feb 23 to Mar 7, 2020. A total of 1278 undergraduate students from the universities located in Shaanxi province participated in this study. The mental health symptoms were measured by 12-item Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) instruments. This survey showed that females receive more social support compared to males (t = -5.046, P<0.001); males have higher-level depression symptoms (t = 5.624, P<0.001); males have higher-level anxiety symptoms (t = 6.332, P<0.001), males have higher-level stress symptoms (t = 5.58, P<0.001). This study also found participants who have low social support was negatively correlated with mental health symptoms. In Conclusion, Males and low social support were associated with having the higher level of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Therefore, it is suggested that people should supply more social support for undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during COVID-19 pandemic.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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