@article{ref1,
title="Transitioning to college during COVID-19: A brief report on incoming students' self-reports of mental health from 2020 to 2022",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2023",
author="McKenney, Erin E. and Cucchiara, Claudia L. and Gotham, Katherine O.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Depression and anxiety have been identified as growing concerns for many populations in the United States, including young adults. We investigated how internalizing symptoms may have changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic among students transitioning to college.Participants: Participants were incoming undergraduates in Fall 2020, 2021, and 2022 at Northeastern Universities (N = 263).<br><br>METHODS: Participants completed self-reports of mood, repetitive thinking, and social satisfaction within two weeks of beginning their first college semester.<br><br>RESULTS: Depression and anxiety symptoms appear to differ by year, such that both have increased over time. These results seem to be co-occurring with an increase in repetitive negative thinking - a known predictor of depression and anxiety.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results suggest that mental health concerns in young adults may be worsening despite the resumption of in-person activities post-initial pandemic onset. This highlights the need to monitor and intervene on mental health in students transitioning to college.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2023.2283742",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2283742"
}