Psychological Disorders and Coping among Undergraduate College Students: Advocating for Students’ Counselling Services at Kuwait University

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(3), P. 245 - 245

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

Objectives: The objectives of the current study are twofold. First, it aimed to explore prevalence depression, anxiety and stress symptoms (i.e., psychological disorders) among Kuwait University students. Second, sought identify quantify associated risk factors as well students’ coping strategies utilized address these disorders. Methods: We used a cross-sectional at selected students using multistage stratified cluster sampling design 15 faculties University. To serve purposes, two cross-cultural validated instruments were used, including Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) Brief-COPE scale. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression analysis, analyze findings. Results: A sample 1142 from various participated in this study. found that 681 (59.6%), 791 (69.3%) 588 (51.5%) participants had symptoms, respectively. highest for stressors challenges faced moderate high emotion-based (n = 1063, 93.1%). Students Faculty Allied Health Sciences Engineering significantly higher levels compared with other (p < 0.05). Our results demonstrated family problems consistently significant predictor further who presented those practiced avoidant-focused substantially more likely experience depression (ORs ≥ 2.7, p 0.01). Conclusions: findings inferred majority have remarkably mental health problems, mainly anxiety, along inconsistent toward during their studies. Therefore, most important recommendation is establishment counselling centers all In turn, doing so facilitates integration wellness programs provision comprehensive educational seminars, specialized training sessions self-management techniques students, leading desired academic outcomes.

Language: Английский

Anxiety, Stress Perception and Coping Strategy Among Students with COVID-19 Exposure

Published: June 7, 2023

Background: Studying anxiety, stress and the selection of coping strategies in COVID-19 pandemic is necessary to minimize adverse changes associated with risk infection consequences disease. Objective: To investigate level perception relation presence illness. Material Methods: The anonymous cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 3950 university students northeastern Poland (1822), Lithuania (232) Russian exclave Kaliningrad (1896). Due almost identically applied anti-epidemic measures, respondents were treated as a unified group. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale-10 Coping Orientations Problems Experienced questionnaires used. Results: Among 1212 men 2738 women, diagnosed 348 (28.7%) 1020 (37.3%) individuals, respectively, according clinical protocol. prolonged nature process longer disease indicated by an increase anxiety levels. Conclusions: possible illness required adoption active anti-stress strategies, which observed regardless going through Convalescents differed from non-diseased individuals having higher levels concern about their own emotions more frequent turn religion, notably females. repertoire women broader, elevated helplessness avoidance seen integral strategies.

Language: Английский

Assessing how college students used information from institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States during COVID-19: Public health implications for mitigation of disease risk (Preprint)

Published: July 27, 2023

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in implementation nonpharmaceutical interventions by US institutions higher education at an unprecedented level. During backdrop emerging pandemic, younger adults (eg, college students) had overall lower risk for severe outcomes SARS-CoV-2, making this population a potential source transmission age groups with high susceptibility and negative health outcomes. We examine how students’ level concern was influenced different sources information, their living status, income level, other demographic identifiers its association prevention behavior change. sought to concern, defined as extent which participant would take corrective action mitigate contracting or spreading virus (to family friends) using personal protective equipment such face mask, practicing social distancing, following public recommendations, among students during pandemic. A cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted 2021 185 aged 18-41 years, most New York City United States (n=134, 72.4%). Out students, 94 provided zip codes, 51 those indicating they lived areas. participants completed via QR code. Study who did not complete full were any university excluded. Analyses R (version 4.2.2; Foundation Statistical Computing). Of respondents participated study, 25 (13.5.%) used emails from schools, (27.6%) mainstream media, 109 (58.9%) media obtain information about COVID-19. learned 91 (83.5%) concerned; however, only 63% (32/51) 60% (15/25) sourced schools’ email, respectively, concerned. Further, received 3 times more likely be concerned than email (<i>P</i>=.036; OR=3.07, 95% CI: 1.06-8.83).. College school emails.

Language: Английский