Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation in Chinese University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology

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Shuang-Jiang Zhou¹  Lei-Lei Wang¹  Meng Qi²  Xing-Jie Yang¹  Lan Gao¹  Suo-Yuan Zhang¹  Li-Gang Zhang¹  Rui Yang³  Jing-Xu Chen¹ 

[1] Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School;Department of Psychology, Chengde Medical University;Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University

关键词: COVID-19;    depressive symptoms;    anxiety symptoms;    suicidal ideation;    social support;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669833

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seriously threatened the global public health security and caused a series of mental health problem. Current research focuses mainly on mental health status and related factors in the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese university students. Data from 11133 participants was obtained through an online survey. The Patient Health Question-9 (PHQ-9) was used to assess depressive symptoms, the Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS) was used to assess social support. We also used 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) to assess anxiety symptoms. Totally, 37.0% of the subjects were experiencing depressive symptoms, 24.9% anxiety symptoms, 20.9% comorbid depressive and anxiety symptoms, and 7.3% suicidal ideation. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed an increased presence of mental health problems in female students, graduate students, and those with personal COVID-19 exposure. Awareness of COVID-19, living with family were protective factors that reduced anxiety and depression symptoms. In addition, male, personal COVID-19 exposure, depressive and anxiety symptoms were risk factors for suicidal ideation. Social support, COVID-19 preventive and control measures, prediction of COVID-19 trends, living with family and graduate students are protective factors for reducing suicidal ideation.

【 授权许可】

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