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COVID-related stressors, psychological distress and social support in Atlantic Canadian University students

Discover psychology, 2024-12, Vol.4 (1), p.48-16 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    COVID-related stressors, psychological distress and social support in Atlantic Canadian University students
  • Author: Fowler, Ken ; Escoto-Rivera, Andrea Lorena ; Hesson, Jacqueline ; Button, Pamela
  • Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology ; Behavioral Sciences ; College campuses ; Colleges & universities ; COVID-19 ; COVID-related stressors ; Distance learning ; Economics ; Educational Psychology ; Game Theory ; Psycholinguistics ; Psychological distress ; Psychology ; Social and Behav. Sciences ; Social support ; University students
  • Is Part Of: Discover psychology, 2024-12, Vol.4 (1), p.48-16
  • Description: This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) undergraduate and graduate students. Using the National College Health Assessment (third revision) (NCHA-III) survey, the relationship between COVID-related stressors and mental health was assessed after controlling for demographic, economic, and academic variables, and reported mental illness. A hierarchical regression revealed that psychological distress was higher for students who were undergraduate, female, of lower family income, with a pre-existing anxiety or depressive disorder. Psychological distress was also predicted by direct COVID stressors (e.g., fear of infection), as well as indirect stressors, including worries about employment and tuition, professor/instructor support, campus efforts to ensure safety, and discrimination/hostility due to race/ethnicity. Chi Square tests subsequently revealed that graduate students were more likely to be concerned about the threat COVID-19 posed to loved ones, separation from family/friends, and pandemic duration, while undergraduates were more likely concerned about returning to school, tuition, employment, and the legitimacy of their degree. Undergraduates were also more likely to have witnessed discrimination/hostility, and less likely to report professor/instructor support. Finally, independent t tests revealed that undergraduate students were significantly lower in overall social support, as well as for particular subdomains including ‘guidance’, ‘social integration’, and ‘reassurance of worth’. Interpretation of the findings and implications are considered.
  • Publisher: Cham: Springer International Publishing
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: EISSN: 2731-4537
    DOI: 10.1007/s44202-024-00138-1
  • Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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