Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among Chinese college students following the COVID-19 outbreak

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Xi-Ji Shu¹  Wei Liu¹  Jie-Yu Wang²  Xiao-Guang Wang²  Chun-Yan Liu²  Yan-Wei Shi²  Yang Yang²  Qi Li²  Li Xue³ 

[1] Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Wuhan Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China;Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Guangdong Province Translational Forensic Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China;Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Department of Psychology, School of Public Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China;

关键词: COVID-19 pandemic;    posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms;    risk factors;    college students;    recommendations;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnins.2023.1075272

 received in 2022-10-20, accepted in 2023-01-19,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThis study examined the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in college students 1 month after the lockdown of Wuhan to identify possible risk factors for PTSD symptoms in a cross-sectional study.MethodsOut of 10,502 who responded, 9,274 students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic were included in our study. PTSD symptoms was evaluated by the Impact of Event Scale-revised (IES-R). Anxiety/depression symptoms were evaluated by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Personality traits, coping style, and social support were assessed by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Short Scale for Chinese (EPQ-RSC), the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), and the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). Logistic regression analysis was utilized to further explore risk factors for PTSD symptoms.ResultsMore than 1 month after the COVID-19 outbreak, 13.1% of college students developed PTSD symptoms, indicating that COVID-19 associated stressful experiences were connected with PTSD symptoms. After the COVID-19 outbreak, subjects with symptomatologic PTSD symptoms were more likely to experience strained relationships with their family, to have close contact with COVID-19 patients and to drop out of college. The logistic regression model demonstrated the association factors of PTSD symptoms. Neuroticism, psychoticism and an avoidant coping style were associated with increased risk for PTSD symptoms, while an active coping style was protective against PTSD symptoms during this pandemic.ConclusionThe results showed that PTSD symptoms was prevalent in Chinese college students 1 month after the COVID-19 outbreak. Effective psychological support work should be carried out accordingly.

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