Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 1; p. e0245327
• Main Authors: Browning, Matthew H. E. M., Larson, Lincoln R., Sharaievska, Iryna, Rigolon, Alessandro, McAnirlin, Olivia, Mullenbach, Lauren, Cloutier, Scott, Vu, Tue M., Thomsen, Jennifer, Reigner, Nathan, Metcalf, Elizabeth Covelli, D'Antonio, Ashley, Helbich, Marco, Bratman, Gregory N., Alvarez, Hector Olvera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.01.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; At risk populations; Biology and Life Sciences; Bivariate analysis; College students; Colleges & universities; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Drug abuse; Eating disorders; Epidemics; Factor analysis; Family income; Female; Forestry; Graduate students; Health aspects; Health care expenditures; Health education; Health risks; Health status; Higher education; Hispanic people; Humans; Influence; Low income groups; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental Health; Mental illness; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Parks & recreation areas; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Responses; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Screens; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social classes; Social Factors; Social Sciences; Society; Students; Students - psychology; Substance abuse; Tourism; United States - epidemiology; Universities; University students; Virtual reality; Vulnerability; Women; Young Adult; United States; North Carolina; Oregon; United States > US

University students are increasingly recognized as a vulnerable population, suffering from higher levels of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and disordered eating compared to the general population. Therefore, when the nature of their educational experience radically changes-such as sheltering...