Education Racial and Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Worry, Stress, and Food Insecurities across Undergraduate Biology Students at a Southeastern University

Autor/inn/en	Correia, Kelly M.; Bierma, Shannon R.; Houston, Sophia D.; Nelson, Madison T.; Pannu, Khushwant S.; Tirman, Chase M.; Cannon, Randi L.; Clance, Lauren R.; Canterbury, Dawn N.; Google, Angela N.; Morrison, Blair H.; Henning, Jeremiah A.
Titel	Education Racial and Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Worry, Stress, and Food Insecurities across Undergraduate Biology Students at a Southeastern University
Quelle	In: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 23 (2022) 1, (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Correia, Kelly M.) ORCID (Henning, Jeremiah A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-7877
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Student Diversity; Stress Variables; Anxiety; In Person Learning; Blended Learning; Hunger; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Geographic Location; Gender Differences; Rural Urban Differences; College Students; Mental Health; Undergraduate Students; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Collegestudent; Psychohygiene
Abstract	The global spread of the novel coronavirus first reported in December 2019 led to drastic changes in the social and economic dynamics of everyday life. Nationwide, racial, gender, and geographic disparities in symptom severity, mortality, and access to health care evolved, which impacted stress and anxiety surrounding COVID-19. On university campuses, drastic shifts in learning environments occurred as universities shifted to remote instruction, which further impacted student mental health and anxiety. Our study aimed to understand how students from diverse backgrounds differ in their worry and stress surrounding COVID-19 upon return to hybrid or in-person classes during the Fall of 2020. Specifically, we addressed the differences in COVID-19 worry, stress response, and COVID-19-related food insecurity related to race/ethnicity (Indigenous American, Asian/Asian American, black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, white, or multiple races), gender (male, female, and gender expressive), and geographic origin (ranging from rural to large metropolitan areas) of undergraduate students attending a regional-serving R2 university, in the southeastern U.S. Overall, we found significance in worry, food insecurity, and stress responses with females and gender expressive individuals, along with Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American, and black/African American students. Additionally, students from large urban areas were more worried about contracting the virus compared to students from rural locations. However, we found fewer differences in self-reported COVID-related stress responses within these students. Our findings can highlight the disparities among students' worry based on gender, racial differences, and geographic origins, with potential implications for mental health of university students from diverse backgrounds. Our results support the inclusion of diverse voices in university decisioning making around the transition through the COVID-19 pandemic. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Society for Microbiology. 1752 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-737-3600; e-mail: journals@asmusa.org; Web site: https://journals.asm.org/journal/jmbe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01