Impact of COVID-19-Related Distress on Anxiety and Depression of College Students

Title

Impact of COVID-19-Related Distress on Anxiety and Depression of College Students

Creator

Mathew J.; Yadav P.; Nair S.; Gomes R.; Bhaskar S.

Description

The current study explores the impact of COVID-19 related distress factors on the mental well-being of college students. For the purpose of the study, mental well-being is measured through the depression symptoms and general anxiety levels of the students. The study used judgemental sampling to identify the respondents of the study. The final sample consisted of 147 respondents and the data was analysed on SPSS. The results suggested that while COVID-19 distress factors were not significant in predicting the level of depression symptoms experienced by the students, the general anxiety levels were significantly impacted by the distress factors. The findings are particularly useful for the teachers and institutions working to connect and teach through online platforms. 2022, Commonwealth of Learning. All rights reserved.

Source

Journal of Learning for Development, Vol-9, No. 2, pp. 340-350.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Commonwealth of Learning

Subject

anxiety; COVID-19; depression; India; mental well-being

Coverage

Mathew J., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Yadav P., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Nair S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Gomes R., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Bhaskar S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 23111550

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v9i2.560

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