Epidemiological Determinants of Depression and Its Associated Coping Mechanisms among College Students Confined during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional e-Survey in North India.

Autor:	Garg, Sunny, Chauhan, Alka, Singh, Sanjeet, Bansal, Kirti
Předmět:	STATISTICS PSYCHOLOGY of college students WIT & humor ACADEMIC medical centers CONFIDENCE intervals CROSS-sectional method MULTIPLE regression analysis SELF-evaluation MANN Whitney U Test EXPERIENCE T-test (Statistics) PEARSON correlation (Statistics) SEVERITY of illness index CRONBACH'S alpha MENTAL depression DISEASE prevalence QUESTIONNAIRES CHI-squared test DESCRIPTIVE statistics PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation STAY-at-home orders STATISTICAL sampling WORRY DATA analysis software DATA analysis COVID-19 pandemic RELIGION
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry; Oct-Dec2022, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p333-341, 9p
Abstrakt:	Background: Subject of interest is the status of mental health of college students around the globe as they are undergoing a lot of mental stress and depression during the pandemic lockdown. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this survey is to evaluate the prevalence of depression, its determinants, and association with coping mechanisms among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methodology: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based e-survey among college students in North India using Snowball sampling technique was done. A total of 920 responses (calculated sample size) were collected for a period of 25 days from 6th to 30th October 2020. A questionnaire regarding sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19-related experiences along with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Carver Brief-coping orientation to the problem experienced-28 was adapted to Google Forms and distributed to college students. Chi-square test, independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to investigate the determinants of depression and its association with coping mechanisms. Results: On analysis of 884 qualified participants, it was revealed that 402 (45.5%) participants have depressive symptoms ranging from moderate to severe level. The mean score of PHQ-9 was 9.82 ± 6.61. Nearly 85% thought that they were lagging behind in studies. The main determinants of depression in this study were age group of 21-24 years thought of lagging behind in studies and family members/friends/relatives diagnosed with COVID-19. Adaptive coping mechanisms (emotional support, religion, and humor) were significantly associated with lower depressive symptoms and maladaptive coping mechanisms (self-distraction, denial, behavioral disengagement, and venting) were significantly associated with higher depressive symptoms among students. Conclusions: This survey revealed multiple determinants of depression, mainly including academic worries among college students. The college staff should provide a well-structured pedagogical framework to encourage them and alleviate the unpleasant psychological effects of pandemic on students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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