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ArticleBJPsych open2022

Pandemic and student mental health: mental health symptoms among university students and young adults after the first cycle of lockdown in the UK.

Nicole K Y Tang, Katharine A M McEnery, Laura Chandler, Carla Toro, Lukasz Walasek, Hannah Friend, Sai Gu, Swaran P Singh, Caroline Meyer

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Article in BJPsych open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Nicole K Y TangDepartment of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7836-9965
Katharine A M McEneryDepartment of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK.
Laura ChandlerWarwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK.
Carla ToroWarwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK.
Lukasz WalasekDepartment of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK.
Hannah FriendWellbeing and Safeguarding Group, Professional Services, University of Warwick, UK.
Sai GuExecutive Office and School of Engineering, University of Warwick, UK.
Swaran P SinghDivision of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3454-2089
Caroline MeyerWarwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK.
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Funding

University of Warwick PVC (Research) COVID Research Programme Award.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly COVID-19 research suggests a detrimental impact of the initial lockdown on young people's mental health.

aimsWe investigated mental health among university students and young adults after the first UK lockdown and changes in symptoms over 6 months.

methodIn total, 895 university students and 547 young adults not in higher education completed an online survey at T1 (July-September 2020). A subset of 201 university students also completed a 6 month follow-up survey at T2 (January-March 2021). Anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance misuse and suicide risk were assessed.

resultsAt T1, approximately 40%, 25% and 33% of the participants reported moderate to severe anxiety and depression and substance misuse risk, clinically significant insomnia and suicidal risk. In participants reassessed at T2, reductions were observed in anxiety and depression but not in insomnia, substance misuse or suicidality. Student and non-student participants reported similar levels of mental health symptoms. Student status was not a significant marker of mental health symptoms, except for lower substance misuse risk.Cross-sectionally, greater symptoms across measures were consistently associated with younger age, pre-existing mental health conditions, being a carer, worse financial status, increased sleep irregularity and difficulty since lockdown. Longitudinally, T2 symptoms were consistently associated with worse financial status and increased difficulty sleeping at T1. However, these associations were attenuated when baseline mental health symptoms were adjusted for in the models.

conclusionsMental health symptoms were prevalent in a large proportion of young people after the first UK lockdown. Risk factors identified may help characterise high-risk groups for enhanced support and inform interventions.

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COVID-19mental healthUniversity studentswell-beingyoung adults

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