ArticleJournal of American college health : J of ACH2023
Association between COVID-19-related loneliness or worry and symptoms of anxiety and depression among first-year college students.
Article in Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03930524 (An Adaptive Preventive Intervention to Optimize the Transition From Universal to Indicated Resources for College Student Alcohol Use), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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An Adaptive Preventive Intervention to Optimize the Transition From Universal to Indicated Resources for College Student Alcohol Use
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Annual Research Review: The impact of Covid-19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide: systematic review of studies with pre- and within-pandemic data.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Pooled it
- An example of implementing a safety protocol in remote intervention and survey research with college students.Clinical trials (London, England) · 2023Trial
- Main outcomes of M-bridge: A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) for developing an adaptive preventive intervention for college drinking.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2021Trial
- Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emotional Regulation, Psychological Symptoms, and College Adjustment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Lifestyle and Psychological Factors Associated With Depression in College Students in Hokkaido, Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2025Article
- Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of university students and recommendations for the post-pandemic period: A systematic review.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2025Review
- Barriers to and benefits of mental health services in college students with and without depression, anxiety, and hazardous alcohol use.Journal of college student mental health · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Infection and Related Social Concerns on Depressive Symptoms: Mediating Effects of Negative Changes in Daily Life and Moderating Effects of Age and Gender.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Metacognition-Associated Factors in Physical and Occupational Therapy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Prospective associations between peer support, academic competence, and anxiety in college students.Social psychology of education : an international journal · 2023Article
- COVID-19-Related Stressors and Clinical Mental Health Symptoms in a Northeast US Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Increased nicotine vaping due to the COVID-19 pandemic among US young adults: Associations with nicotine dependence, vaping frequency, and reasons for use.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Longitudinal survey of depressive symptoms among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Worse psychological traits associated with higher probability of emotional problems during the Omicron pandemic in Tianjin, China.The European journal of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between COVID-19-related distress and mental health among first-year college students.
participantsData for this longitudinal study (n = 727) were collected before the school year (August 2019), end of fall semester (December 2019), and soon after the university suspended in-person instruction (April 2020).
methodsWe used multivariable log-linear and logistic regressions to examine continuous and dichotomous outcomes on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale.
resultsThe most consistent predictor of during-pandemic mental health was feeling extremely isolated (versus not at all), which was associated with increased symptom severity of depression (proportional change[95% CI] = 2.43[1.87, 3.15]) and anxiety (2.02[1.50, 2.73]) and greater odds of new moderate depression (OR[95% CI] = 14.83[3.00, 73.41]) and anxiety (24.74[2.91, 210.00]). Greater COVID-19-related concern was also related to increased mental health symptoms.
conclusionsResults highlight the need for mental health services during crises that lead to social isolation.
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