ERIC Number: EJ1472793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Factors Associated with Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Joanna Herres1; Olivia Ortelli1; Isabel Rodriguez1; Adaurennaya C. Onyewuenyi1
Journal of American College Health, v73 n4 p1383-1394 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic had detrimental effects on college students' psychosocial well-being due to campus closures starting in Spring 2020. This study examined changes in perceived stress and depressive symptoms before and during the pandemic using longitudinal data collected from students over the 2019-2020 academic year. We also compared data from this sample in Fall 2019 (N = 282) to data collected from another sample in Fall 2020 (N = 240). Latent change modeling showed increases in stress during Spring 2020. Additionally, the Fall 2020 sample had higher levels of stress than the Fall 2019 sample. Differences in stress and depressive symptoms did not depend on underrepresented minority (URM) status, income, gender, or membership in Greek life or other organizations. However, third- and fourth-year students and student-athletes experienced more stress during the pandemic. Findings suggest an adverse and differential impact of the pandemic on students' psychosocial well-being.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology), Student Characteristics, Minority Group Students, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences, Sororities, Fraternities, Student Athletes, Instructional Program Divisions, Undergraduate Students, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Beck Depression Inventory
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA