TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Transitioning to college during COVID-19: A brief report on incoming students' self-reports of mental health from 2020 to 2022
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - McKenney, Erin E.
A1  - Cucchiara, Claudia L.
A1  - Gotham, Katherine O.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2283742
ID  - ref1
ER  -