TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Psychological distress among Canadian postsecondary students: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) between spring 2020-2023
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Fagan, Matthew J.
A1  - Wunderlich, Kelly B.
A1  - Faulkner, Guy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2382438
ID  - ref1
ER  -