@article{ref1,
title="Changes of college students' psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in China: a two-wave repeated survey",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2024",
author="Ye, Xinxin and Zhang, Junmeng and Liu, Huanju and Zheng, Xutong and Ye, Wan and Fu, Wenhai and Zhong, Yanxia and Wang, Qiansha and Lin, Yanni and Huang, Cong",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges to the mental health of college students worldwide. We examined the trends in students' stress levels during and after China's first wave of COVID-19 outbreaks by analyzing their demographics, behavior, mental health status, career confidence, and Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS) scores. Our findings indicate an increase in students' stress levels since the COVID-19 onset, with more students experiencing higher stress levels after the first outbreak than during it (OR = 2.03, 95% CI 1.79, 2.30). Several factors were identified as being associated with higher CPSS scores, including higher class levels, residence in rural or town areas, low family income, and lack of familiarity with COVID-19, among others. Our study highlighted the urgency of developing and implementing effective strategies to cope with students' stress during and after a global pandemic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/13591053241246620",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053241246620"
}