Trial reportPloS one2021
Assessing social support impact on depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic of China.
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- The impact of social support on anxiety and depression under the context of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The Association of Social Support and Loneliness with Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a Multi-Professional Intervention on Mental Health of Middle-Aged Overweight Survivors of COVID-19: A Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Social support as the protector of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Population-based longitudinal evidence across pre- and post-vaccine phases.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
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- The Protective Role of Social Support Against Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Physiotherapy Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Facilitators of professional psychological help-seeking among university students: a narrative review from an individual-environment dual-dimensional perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Living with a spouse or partner, material hardship, and mental distress among men and women during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Gender differences in mental health experiences and perceived social support among university students: a qualitative case study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Impact of family and social support in enhancing psychological well-being of young adults in China.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and the Role of Social Support in Reducing the Severity of Symptoms in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- The impact of perceived social support on psychological capital of firefighters: the chain mediating role of exercise self-efficacy and psychological resilience.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Application of DASS-21 in Chinese students: invariance testing and network analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Conditional reciprocal stressor-strain effects in university students: a cross-lagged panel study in Germany.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Following the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China, undergraduate students may experience psychological changes. During emergency circumstances, social support is an important factor influencing the mental health condition among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province. This study aims to find the factors associated with mental health symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. A cross-sectional study was conducted from Feb 23 to Mar 7, 2020. A total of 1278 undergraduate students from the universities located in Shaanxi province participated in this study. The mental health symptoms were measured by 12-item Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) instruments. This survey showed that females receive more social support compared to males (t = -5.046, P<0.001); males have higher-level depression symptoms (t = 5.624, P<0.001); males have higher-level anxiety symptoms (t = 6.332, P<0.001), males have higher-level stress symptoms (t = 5.58, P<0.001). This study also found participants who have low social support was negatively correlated with mental health symptoms. In Conclusion, Males and low social support were associated with having the higher level of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Therefore, it is suggested that people should supply more social support for undergraduate students in Shaanxi province during COVID-19 pandemic.
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