@article{ref1,
title="Psychological distress among Canadian postsecondary students: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) between spring 2020-2023",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2024",
author="Fagan, Matthew J. and Wunderlich, Kelly B. and Faulkner, Guy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in self-reported psychological distress among Canadian postsecondary students between 2020 and 2023.   Participants and Methods: Using data collected from postsecondary students (n = 103,936) through the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS), multilevel regression models were fitted to determine how distress levels, as measured by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, differed across six-time points of the CCWS. <br><br>RESULTS: Across the cycles, students reported high levels of distress (mean across cycles = 26.16, SD = 8.61). Considering the impact of time on distress, when compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic, Fall 2020 (β = 1.4, p <.001), Spring 2021 (β = 1.2, p <.001), Spring 2022 (β = 1.6, p <.001), and Spring 2023 (β = 0.80, p < .017) had significantly higher levels of distress. Distress levels were associated with ancestry, age, gender, and sexual orientation. <br><br>CONCLUSION: It is imperative to develop strategies and allocate resources to address the high levels of psychological distress among Canadian postsecondary students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2024.2382438",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2382438"
}