A Disastrous Year That Ends with Corona Outbreak: Effects on Mental Health of University Students

Autor/inn/en	Tajik, Fatemeh; Shalbafan, Mohammadreza; Shariat, Seyed Vahid
Titel	A Disastrous Year That Ends with Corona Outbreak: Effects on Mental Health of University Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 9, S.2726-2729 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1988958
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Stress Variables; College Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Mental Health; Iran (Tehran) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Angst; Collegestudent; Psychohygiene
Abstract	Objective: We aimed to evaluate depression, anxiety and stress in university students of a large university in Tehran. Iranians witnessed an extraordinary combination of natural and man-made disasters last year; the last of which was the outbreak of COVID-19. Participants: 234 students from Iran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: We designed an online survey to gather data related to General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-28, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS)-21, and demographic data. Results: The mean score of GHQ-28 was 34.4 (SD = 15.5, n = 195), and 73.8% (n = 144) of the sample had a score of higher than cut-point (23). According to DASS-21, varying degrees of depression, anxiety, and stress existed in 51%, 32%, and 56% of the students. Conclusions: Negative effects of stressful life events on mental health seems to be additive. More often than not, students need some kind of mental health care at the time of COVID-19 outbreak. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01