Observational studyAnnals of medicine2023
Perceived social support and COVID-19 impact on quality of life in college students: an observational study.
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- A systematic review on the impact of social support on college students' wellbeing and mental health.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- COVID-19's disruptions to daily life and pandemic fatigue during the pandemic in Chinese people: a moderated mediation effect of perceived stress and social support.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Temporal trends in suicide related emergency calls by age group and gender from 2014 to 2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between the Parenting Competence and Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Children Aged 0-3 Years: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Social connections combat loneliness and promote wellbeing among college students coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Social support, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-management behaviors among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a structural equation modeling analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with the Health-Related Quality of Life of Malaysian Young Adults Post-Pandemic.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Exploring COVID-19 Phobia among International Chinese College Students in South Korea Before Ending COVID-19 Restrictions.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Relationships among Square Dance, Group Cohesion, Perceived Social Support, and Psychological Capital in 2721 Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the quality of life of Chinese football referees: the chain mediating role of occupational stress and job burnout.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Mental health and academic experiences among U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purposes of this study were to assess the current status of perceived social support and COVID-19 impact on quality of life, to investigate the association of perceived social support with the COVID-19 impact on quality of life, and to examine differences in perceived social support between better and worse COVID-19 impact on quality of life for the total sample and by gender.
methodsParticipants included 1296 university students (399 male, 871 female, 22 transgender, non-binary, or other) with a mean age of 21.5 (SD = 2.6 years) from a large public university in the Midwest region of the US. Students voluntarily completed two questionnaires and demographic information via Qualtrics based on a cross-sectional study design. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a 12-item survey used to assess an individual's perception of social support from significant others, friends, and family. The COVID-19-Impact on Quality of Life scale (COVID-19 QoL) is a 6-item scale used to assess the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression, independent
resultsMultiple linear regression showed that perceived social support from family was a significant predictor of COVID-19 QoL (
conclusionsSocial support from family may act as a key buffer for quality of life during the fall semester of 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in college students. With social interactions restricted during COVID-19, maintained access to social support is highly important.KEY MESSAGESSocial support is a crucial contributing factor to the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life, and support from social relationships may buffer these challenging and unpredictable times.The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the quality of life of males and females differently.
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