A Survey of Living Conditions and Psychological Distress in Japanese University Freshmen during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 94
• Main Authors: Iio, Yoko, Mori, Yukihiro, Aoyama, Yuka, Kozai, Hana, Tanaka, Mamoru, Aoike, Makoto, Kawamura, Hatsumi, Seguchi, Manato, Tsurudome, Masato, Ito, Morihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.12.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Anxiety; College students; COVID-19; COVID-19 diagnostic tests; Data collection; Education; Epidemics; Exercise; Health aspects; Infections; Japan; Lifestyles; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Pandemics; Physical fitness; Psychological aspects; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Respiratory diseases; School closures; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Sleep; Software; Statistical analysis; Stress; Stress (Psychology); Surveys; University students; Variables; Japan; United States > US; COVID-19 pandemic; K6; university freshmen; psychological distress; living conditions

Since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, educational institutions have implemented measures such as school closures, raising concerns regarding the increase in psychological distress among university students. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that have influenced...