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Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Undergraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Use of Mental Health Services


Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Undergraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Use of Mental Health Services

Jungmin Lee, Hyun Ju Jeong i Sujin Kim

Anglès

2021

The  coronavirus  2019  (COVID-19)  has  brought  significant  changes  to  college  students,  but  there  is  a  lack  of  empirical  studies  regarding  how  the  pandemic  has  affected student mental health among college students in the U.S. To fill the gap in the literature, this study describes stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms for stu-dents in a public research university in Kentucky during an early phase of COVID-19  and  their  usage  of  mental  health  services.  Results  show  that  about  88%  of  students experienced moderate to severe stress, with 44% of students showing moderate to severe anxiety and 36% of students having moderate to severe depression. In particular, female, rural, low-income, and academically underperforming students were more vulnerable to these mental health issues. However, a majority of students with moderate or severe mental health symptoms never used mental health services. Our results  call  for  proactively  reaching  out  to  students, identifying  students  at  risk  of  mental health issues, and providing accessible care.





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