Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Pakistani University Students and How They Are Coping (original) (raw)
Pakistan Journal of Public Health
Background: COVID-19 is spreading quickly, producing excessive compact of distress and dissention in the community. Methods: The cross-sectional survey was used among students of University of Peshawar Pakistan. The designed questionnaire (hard and soft form) to measure anxiety, stress and depression under defined scales and survival strategies was used for assessment. Results: A total of 800 participants 59.0% females, 41.0% Males with mean age (22.98 ± 2.918 years,) participated in the study. The frequency of students having moderate anxiety, stress and depression (at their score range) was approximately 30.9%, 12.1% and 35.1% correspondingly. The 162 out of total respondents were watching/using media as survival strategy. Males had significantly less anxiety, Stress and depression scores than females. Additionally, those having a positive covid-19 are slightly increased of stress and anxiety, while family history or colleague with disease had significantly higher anxiety score th...
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
High levels of stress are expected when crises affect people’s lives. Therefore, this web-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among university students from Pakistan to investigate the psychological impairment and coping strategies during COVID-19 pandemic. Google forms were used to disseminate the online questionnaire to assess anxiety (Generalized Anxiety disorder-7), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and the coping strategies (Brief-COPE). A total of 1134 responses (age 21.7±3.5 years) were included. The frequency of students having moderate-severe anxiety and depression (score ≥ 10) were ≍ 34% and 45%, respectively. The respondents’ aged ≥ 31 years had significantly lower depression score than those ≤ 20 years (p = 0.047). Males had significantly less anxiety (6.62 ± 5.70 vs 7.84 ± 5.60, p = 0.001) and depression (8.73 ± 6.84 vs 9.71 ± 7.06, p = 0.031) scores. Those having family member, friend or acquaintances infected with disease had significantly higher anxi...
Psychosocial reactions of Pakistani Students towards COVID-19: A prevalence study
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: The current study aimed at investigating the manifestation and prevalence of the commonly reported psychosocial reactions in the university students following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was carried out during April to May, 2020 in the city of Lahore. Based on the interviews and presenting problems of thirty-nine self-referred students to student counselling service center, a list of twenty-seven self-report measure was presented through an online cross-sectional survey of 510 students enrolled in a private institute. The age range of the participants was between 17-26 years (M, 21.86; SD, 2.94). Results: The results showed that the most frequently reported reactions by university students during COVID-19 is restricted daily routine (92%), preoccupation with cleanliness (86%), feeling uncertain about future (85%), feeling bored (84%) and low mood (84%). The least frequently reported reaction was financial crisis (48%). The finding...
Coping with COVID-19: The Strategies Adapted by Pakistani Students to Overcome Implications
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
COVID-19 has speedily immersed the globe with 72+ million cases and 1.64 million deaths, in a span of around one year, disturbing and deteriorating almost every sphere of life. This study investigates how students in Pakistan have coped with the COVID-19. Zung’s self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) was used for measuring anxiety and the coping strategies were measured on four strategies i.e., seeking social support, humanitarian, acceptance, and mental disengagement. Among 494 respondents, 61% were females and 77.3% of the students were in the age group of 19–25 years. The study findings indicate that approximately 41 percent of students are experiencing some level of anxiety, including 16% with severe to extreme levels. Seeking social support seemed to be the least preferred coping strategy and that female students seek social support, humanitarian, and acceptance coping strategies more than males. Students used both emotion-based and problem-based coping strategies. The variables of ge...
Prevalence of Anxiety associated with COVID-19 Pandemic among University Students of Karachi
Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences
The outbreak of corona virus made quite an impact on not only physical health but additionally mental health and psychological wellness. Objective: To determine the anxiety of corona virus among university students. Methods: The observational cross-sectional study was conducted. Data were obtained from different universities in Karachi. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of engineering and business administration were asked through questionnaire about the impact of COVID-19 after the consent from students and respective university. To assess the anxiety among the students valid and reliable corona virus anxiety scale (CAS) was used.385 participants were included with fulfilled inclusion criteria. Results: Overall 385 complete responses were obtained. Among population male gender predominated with a frequency of (n=208) 54.0% and females were (n=177) 46.0%. According to marital status and level of education, the majority (72.5%) of participants was single and of undergraduate le...
2021
The mystery illness known as SARS n-Cov2 COVID-19 has revolutionized the lives of people irrespective of their age group; it has brought everything to a standstill. Lockdown was imposed which exacerbated the anxiety levels. It has to a great extent affected the physical and mental health of the masses across the globe.This quantitative and qualitative interpretative research aims to examine the level of anxiety among 251 college and university students studying in various universities and colleges across the Kashmir division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The study was conducted in July 2020 when the lockdown was strictly in action. Convenience sampling was used to collect the data. This Study administered a questionnaire known as Generalised Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD -7), an anxiety questionnaire which is self-reported to find out the anxiety level among students, and thematic analysis was used initially to measure the coping mechanism before the extracted code were put in frame...
Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
COVID-19, the worst public health emergency in a decade, has had a profound impact on people's mental health. Universities in Pakistan have reopened, although it is uncertain how to prevent secondary damage to students as a result of the reopening. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among students following the reopening of universities after the COVID-19 first wave. Furthermore, gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress were also investigated, as well as the predictive value of CGPA in depression, anxiety, and stress. The sample was (N=360) university students. Data was collected from the two cites of Pakistan. The DASS-21 was used to assess levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among students (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data. Results indicated that the level of psychological distress has increased among university students due to the reopening of universities. Find...
Undergraduate Student’s Stress, Anxiety, Depression and their Coping styles during Covid-19
Mental Health: Global Challenges Journal
Introduction: COVID-19 was responsible for widespread disturbance throughout the educational system and was harmful in a variety of ways. In particular with regard to the state of a student’s psychological health. Purpose: This study examines the relationship between psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) and coping strategies among the students of a private university in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted from September 2020 to December 2021 on 951 respondents using the DASS-21 and Brief-COPE questionnaires. Results: The majority of students were experiencing mild to extremely severe depression (75.8%), anxiety (88.5%), and stress (79.1%). The level of stress (p<.001), anxiety (p<.001), and depression (p=.23) was significantly higher among the female students compared with male students. This study also highlights the coping strategies of students. However, sex differences were not profound ...
Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology
With the outbreak of a global pandemic, people were faced with many difficulties such as financial and health issues, including psychological problems. There was a sharp rise in mental health issues as people were advised to observe social distancing resulting in social isolation. The present study examined three measures of psychological distress among the undergraduate student population: depression, anxiety, and stress. It also sought to study differences in academic years and gender on measures of psychological distress. A convenient and snowball sample of 1032 undergraduate students, aged between 17 and 25 years (M=21.81, SD = 1.99), filled out a survey. DASS – 21 was used to collect data on depression, anxiety, and stress among students. Descriptive statistics showed mild to normal levels of stress (M = 9.64), anxiety (M = 8.17) and depression (M = 9.05). Independent t-tests revealed significantly higher levels of psychological distress among women compared to men. Further, a ...
Psychosocial Reactions of COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Psychometric Study
Annals of King Edward Medical University, 2022
Background: COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous psycho-social issues throughout the world. Aim: The current study is aimed at identifying and validating the psychosocial reactions of university students to current pandemic COVID-19. Methods: Mixed-methods research design was used. Initially, the presenting problems of 39 university studentswere collated and a list of 28 items was finalized and presented to 15 experienced clinical psychologists for the frequency of occurrence for Psychosocial Reaction Scale (PRS). An online survey was conducted on 510 university students with an age range of 17-26 (M=21.86; SD=2.94) and presented Psychosocial Reaction Scale (PRS) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) for construct validity. Results: Results of both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a two-factor model depressive symptoms and apprehension. The PRS shown a satisfactory internal consistency and construct validity. Conclusion: The findings are further discussed...