Students under lockdown: Comparisons of students’ social networks and mental health before and during the COVID-19 crisis in Switzerland

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 15(7), С. e0236337 - e0236337

Опубликована: Июль 23, 2020

This study investigates students' social networks and mental health before at the time of COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, using longitudinal data collected since 2018. We analyze change on multiple dimensions (interaction, friendship, support, co-studying) indicators (depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness) within two cohorts Swiss undergraduate students experiencing crisis (N = 212), make additional comparisons to an earlier cohort which did not experience 54). In within-person we find that interaction co-studying had become sparser, more were studying alone. Furthermore, levels loneliness, depressive symptoms got worse, compared measures crisis. Stressors shifted from fears missing out life worries about health, family, friends, their future. Exploratory analyses suggest specific worries, isolation networks, lack emotional physical associated with negative trajectories. Female appeared have worse trajectories when controlling for different integration related stressors. As universities researchers discuss future strategies how combine on-site teaching online courses, our results indicate importance considering contacts offer starting points identify support higher risk psychological effects during pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Mental Health and Behavior of College Students During the Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Smartphone and Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 22(6), С. e20185 - e20185

Опубликована: Июнь 9, 2020

Background The vast majority of people worldwide have been impacted by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In addition to the millions individuals who infected with disease, billions asked or required local and national governments change their behavioral patterns. Previous research on epidemics traumatic events suggests that this can lead profound mental health changes; however, researchers are rarely able track these changes frequent, near-real-time sampling compare findings previous years data for same individuals. Objective By combining mobile phone sensing self-reported among college students participating in a longitudinal study past 2 years, we sought answer two overarching questions. First, behaviors participants changed response COVID-19 pandemic compared time periods? Second, behavior associated relative news coverage US media? Methods Behaviors such as number locations visited, distance traveled, duration usage, unlocks, sleep duration, sedentary were measured using StudentLife smartphone app. Depression anxiety assessed weekly ecological momentary assessments Patient Health Questionnaire-4. 217 undergraduate students, 178 (82.0%) providing during Winter 2020 term. Differences collected term terms cohort modeled mixed linear models. Results During first academic (Winter 2020), more reported increased depression symptoms (P<.001) subsequent breaks. Interactions between week (linear quadratic) significant. model, strongly amount COVID-19–related news. When metrics (eg, anxiety) added measures (week term, usage), both (P=.03) significantly Conclusions Compared prior terms, sedentary, anxious, depressed. A wide variety behaviors, including decreased physical activity, fewer fluctuations reporting. While large-scale shift is unsurprising, its characterization particularly important help guide development methods reduce impact future catastrophic population.

Язык: Английский

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Students under lockdown: Comparisons of students’ social networks and mental health before and during the COVID-19 crisis in Switzerland

Опубликована: Май 6, 2020

This study investigates students’ social networks and mental health before at the time of COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020 Switzerland, using longitudinal data collected since 2018. We analyze change on multiple dimensions networks(interaction, friendship, support, co-studying) indicators (depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness) within two cohorts Swiss undergraduatestudents experiencing crisis (N=212), make additional comparisons to an earlier cohort which did not experience (N=54). In within-person we find that interaction co-studying had become sparser, more students were studying alone. Furthermore, levels loneliness, depressive symptoms got worse, compared measures crisis. Stressors shifted from fears missing out life worries about health, family, friends, their future. Exploratory analyses suggest specific worries, isolation networks, lack emotional physical associated with negative trajectories. Female appeared have worse trajectories when controlling for different integration related stressors. As universities researchers discuss future strategies how combine on-site teaching online courses, our results indicate importance considering contacts offer starting points identify support higher risk psychological effects during pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Longitudinal increases in childhood depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown

Archives of Disease in Childhood, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 106(8), С. 791 - 797

Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2020

Objective There has been widespread concern that so-called lockdown measures, including social distancing and school closures, could negatively impact children’s mental health. However, there little direct evidence of any association due to the paucity longitudinal studies reporting health before during lockdown. This present study provides first examination changes in childhood health, a key component an urgently needed base can inform policy practice surrounding continuing response COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Mental assessments on 168 children (aged 7.6–11.6 years) were taken UK (April–June 2020). Assessments included self-reports, caregiver reports, teacher reports. Mean scores compared using mixed linear models. Results A significant increase depression symptoms was observed, as measured by Revised Child Anxiety Depression Scale (RCADS) short form. CIs suggest medium-to-large effect size. no RCADS anxiety subscale Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire emotional problems subscale. Conclusions During lockdown, have increased substantially, relative The scale this relevance for continuation different elements policy, such complete or partial closures. early must now be combined with larger epidemiological establish which are most at risk tracks their future recovery.

Язык: Английский

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Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19): Predictors in an online study conducted in March 2020

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2020

Fear is an adaptive response in the presence of danger. However, when threat uncertain and continuous, as current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, fear can become chronic burdensome. To identify predictors coronavirus, we conducted online survey (N = 439) three days after World Health Organization declared outbreak a pandemic (i.e., between March 14 17, 2020). was assessed with newly developed Coronavirus Questionnaire (FCQ) consisting eight questions pertaining to different dimensions (e.g., subjective worry, safety behaviors, preferential attention), open-ended question. The included psychological vulnerability factors intolerance uncertainty, health anxiety), media exposure, personal relevance health, risk for loved ones, control). We found four FCQ simultaneous regression analysis: anxiety, regular use, social risks ones (R2 .37). Furthermore, 16 topics concern were identified based participants’ responses, including care systems overload, economic consequences. discuss our findings managing people’s coronavirus.

Язык: Английский

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Neuroticism and emotional risk during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Research in Personality, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 89, С. 104038 - 104038

Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Mental health prevalence and predictors among university students in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national study

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2021

The student population has been highly vulnerable to the risk of mental health deterioration during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed reveal prevalence and predictors among students in Poland, Slovenia, Czechia, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Israel, Colombia a socioeconomic context COVID-19 was conducted 2349 (69% women) from May-July 2020. Data were collected by means Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Standard & Poor's Global Ratings, Oxford Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), sociodemographic survey. Descriptive statistics Bayesian multilevel skew-normal regression analyses conducted. high stress, depression, generalized anxiety symptoms total sample 61.30%, 40.3%, 30%, respectively. model showed that female sex credible predictor PSS-10, GAD-7, PHQ-8 scores. In addition, place residence (town) educational level (first-cycle studies) factors for PHQ-8. issues are alarming population. Regular psychological support should be provided universities.

Язык: Английский

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Emotional Well-Being Under Conditions of Lockdown: An Experience Sampling Study in Austria During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Happiness Studies, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 22(6), С. 2703 - 2720

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and attendant lockdown measures present serious threats to emotional well-being worldwide. Here, we examined the extent which being outdoors (vs. indoors), experience of loneliness, screen-time are associated with during COVID-19 using an experiencing sampling method. In April 2020, Austrian adults (N = 286, age M 31.0 years) completed a 21-day phase in they reported their (i.e., happiness), whether were indoors or outdoors, loneliness at three random time-points each day, as well daily screen-time. Results indicated that was higher well-being, whereas greater poorer well-being. Additionally, impact on weaker when participants than indoors. These results have health policy implications for promotion population pandemics.

Язык: Английский

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Mothers’ and Children’s Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: The Mediating Role of Parenting Stress

Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 54(1), С. 134 - 146

Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2021

The present study, carried out during the first peak of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, aimed at investigating mental health mothers and children nationwide lockdown. More specifically, study investigated children's depression mothers' individual distress parenting stress, comparison with normative samples. mediating effect stress on relationship between was also explored. Finally, analyzed whether biological sex age moderated structural paths proposed model. A sample 206 Italian their completed an online survey. Mothers were administered self-report questionnaires stress; a standardized measure depression. Mothers' higher than those recorded for found to mediate association With respect children, neither nor emerged as significant moderators this association, highlighting that model robust invariant. During current future pandemics, public services should support parents-and particularly mothers-in reducing these are associated

Язык: Английский

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A daily diary study on adolescents’ mood, empathy, and prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 15(10), С. e0240349 - e0240349

Опубликована: Окт. 7, 2020

Adolescence is a formative phase for social development. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated regulations have led to many changes in adolescents' lives, including limited opportunities interactions. current exploratory study investigated the effect of first weeks lockdown on Dutch (N = 53 with attrition, N 36 without attrition) mood, empathy, prosocial behavior. Longitudinal analyses comparing pre-pandemic measures three-week peri-pandemic daily diary showed (i) decreases empathic concern, actions, tension, (ii) stable levels value orientation, altruism, dire prosociality, (iii) increased perspective-taking vigor during lockdown. Second, this effects familiarity, need, deservedness giving To end, we utilized novel hypothetical Dictator Games ecologically valid targets pandemic. Adolescents higher friend (a familiar other, about 51% total share), doctor hospital (deserving target, 78%), individuals or poor immune system (targets 69 63%, respectively) compared an unfamiliar peer (39%) This suggests that need had greater influence adolescent than familiarity. Overall, demonstrates detrimental concern which are important predictors healthy socio-emotional However, adolescents also marked resilience willingness benefit others as result lockdown, evidenced by improved high sensitivity others.

Язык: Английский

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