Psychological Distress During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Students in Japan.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101297401 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-744X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19357893 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2013>- : New York : Cambridge University Press
      Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; COVID-19*/psychology ; Psychological Distress*; Humans ; Female ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Male ; Japan/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Students/psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology ; Stress, Psychological/etiology
    • Abstract:
      Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine factors potentially associated with psychological distress among undergraduate students during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Japan.
      Methods: We analyzed data of 958 undergraduates (median age 20 y; 56.8% women) from a Web-based, self-administered questionnaire survey conducted from August to September 2020. Prevalence ratios (PRs) for psychological distress defined as 5 points or over of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) were calculated by Poisson regression models.
      Results: The proportion of psychological distress was 40.0%. In the mutually-adjusted model, the following were significantly associated with psychological distress: decreases in household income to 50-99% of the prepandemic amount compared with no change (PR = 1.48), newly experiencing unpaid wages compared with no experience (PR = 1.44), insufficient money to buy necessities compared with no shortage (PR = 1.45), receiving a student loan or scholarship compared with none (PR = 1.27), and communication 1 to 3 times a month compared with at least once a week (PR = 1.22). In contrast, school closure during the pandemic compared with no closure was inversely associated with psychological distress (PR = 0.78).
      Conclusions: Among undergraduate students in Japan, economic difficulties significantly predicted psychological distress.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: college students; coronavirus disease 2019; psychological distress; university students
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20221212 Date Completed: 20230213 Latest Revision: 20230320
    • Publication Date:
      20230320
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9837417
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/dmp.2022.245
    • Accession Number:
      36503566