ERIC Number: EJ1472987
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Change in Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among University Students, Staff, and Faculty during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative
Ryan Lee1; Michele Nicolo1; Eric S. Kawaguchi1; Howard Hu1; Angie Ghanem-Uzqueda1,2; Frank Gilliland1; Jeffrey D. Klausner1; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati1; Andrea Kovacs1,3,4; Sarah Van Orman1; Sheridan Coomer1; Daniel Soto1; Jennifer B. Unger1
Journal of American College Health, v73 n4 p1787-1797 2025
Objective, Participants, & Methods: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health challenges of university students, staff, and faculty alike. We used linear mixed models to examine demographic predictors of, and change over time in, self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms of a cohort of university students and staff/faculty between surveys administered in August-November 2021 and December 2021-March 2022. Results: Students who identified as "other" race/ethnicity, Lesbian Gay Bisexual or Queer, and female, reported high baseline levels of both depression and anxiety. The disparity in self-reported depression among students who identify as "other" race/ethnicity compared to White students widened between surveys. Staff/faculty in younger age groups and Trans/Non-Binary staff reported high baseline levels of both depression and anxiety. Conclusion: Mental health challenges have continued well into the pandemic, however there are disproportionate impacts on sexual and gender and racial/ethnic minorities. University administrations should prioritize mental health services and resources accordingly.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, College Students, School Personnel, College Faculty, Mental Health, Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, LGBTQ People, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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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 - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Grant or Contract Numbers: T32ES013678; 5T32CA22911003
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA; 2Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA; 3Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA; 4Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA