Original title: Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study
Researchers interviewed 195 students at one large public university in the United States. They used number-based and written-answer methods to learn how the pandemic affected students’ mental health and well-being. Many students reported more stress and anxiety, alongside trouble concentrating, sleep changes, less social contact, and worries about school and loved ones. Students described seeking support and using both helpful and unhelpful ways to cope.
Imagine trying to keep up with school while worrying about your family and spending far less time with friends. Each problem can make it harder to focus, sleep, or manage the next day. In this paper, students describe those pressures and how they try to handle them, giving colleges a picture of where support may be needed.
College students can face several pressures at once: worry about health, disrupted sleep, less contact with others, and concern about grades. The survey points to a need for colleges to offer mental-health support and prevention strategies during a prolonged crisis.
The abstract describes interviews with 195 students at one large public university in the United States. It does not establish whether the findings apply to students at other institutions, show that the pandemic caused each reported difficulty, or test whether any support strategy works.
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Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study — Changwon Son, Sudeep Hegde, Alec Smith et al. — Journal of Medical Internet Research — doi:10.2196/21279
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