Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study
Abstract Background Psychopathology could be brought on by an immune system disruption triggered by an infection. Psychiatric residual effects have been noted following prior coronavirus outbreaks. Method This study is a cross‐sectional study that examined the psychopathological influence of the COV...
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| description | Abstract Background Psychopathology could be brought on by an immune system disruption triggered by an infection. Psychiatric residual effects have been noted following prior coronavirus outbreaks. Method This study is a cross‐sectional study that examined the psychopathological influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic among survivor students compared to students who have never been diagnosed as positive COVID‐19 patients (i.e., healthy students). Further, the study identified the relationship between sociodemographic profiles and mental health. To examine the significance of psychological health differences we used the DASS‐21, to measure depression, anxiety, and stress scales. There were seven questions to assess each dimension within the psychological scales. The respondents were selected randomly via online sources and completed the online self‐reporting questionnaire between August 23 and October 2, 2021. Results A total of 750 students completed the online questionnaire, with 677 participants (90.27% of those originally surveyed) included in the final analysis of this study. The mean score of the stress scale for healthy students (M = 16.88, SD = 12.3, N = 537) demonstrated a significantly lower mean compared to COVID‐19 survival students (M = 21.7, SD = 11.01, N = 140), t(675) = −4.22, p < 0.001. The mean of the depression scale for healthy students (M = 16.18, SD = 11.94) demonstrated significantly lower mean compared to COVID‐19 survival students (M = 20.91, SD = 11. 90), t(675) = −4.18, p < 0.001. The mean of the anxiety scale for healthy students (M = 12.50, SD = 10.72) demonstrated significantly lower mean compared to COVID‐19 survival students (M = 19.43, SD = 11. 25), t(675) = −6.74, p < 0.001. Conclusion University students who were infected with COVID‐19 had a traumatic experience, and thus developed psychological symptoms greater than students with no history of this infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d27f312ba4c547aa9b824665657f4bb42023-11-21T06:37:12ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352023-08-0168n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.1476Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional studyLoai Alfarajat0Rafi Alnjadat1Aziza Salem2Ahmad Alnawafleh3Lourance Al Hadid4Irbid University College Al‐Balqa Applied University Amman JordanIrbid University College Al‐Balqa Applied University Amman JordanNursing school, Kingdome of Saudi Arabia Tabuk University Tabuk Saudi ArabiaCollege of Nursing Mutah University Karak JordanCollege of Nursing Al‐Balqa Applied University Assalt JordanAbstract Background Psychopathology could be brought on by an immune system disruption triggered by an infection. Psychiatric residual effects have been noted following prior coronavirus outbreaks. Method This study is a cross‐sectional study that examined the psychopathological influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic among survivor students compared to students who have never been diagnosed as positive COVID‐19 patients (i.e., healthy students). Further, the study identified the relationship between sociodemographic profiles and mental health. To examine the significance of psychological health differences we used the DASS‐21, to measure depression, anxiety, and stress scales. There were seven questions to assess each dimension within the psychological scales. The respondents were selected randomly via online sources and completed the online self‐reporting questionnaire between August 23 and October 2, 2021. Results A total of 750 students completed the online questionnaire, with 677 participants (90.27% of those originally surveyed) included in the final analysis of this study. The mean score of the stress scale for healthy students (M = 16.88, SD = 12.3, N = 537) demonstrated a significantly lower mean compared to COVID‐19 survival students (M = 21.7, SD = 11.01, N = 140), t(675) = −4.22, p < 0.001. The mean of the depression scale for healthy students (M = 16.18, SD = 11.94) demonstrated significantly lower mean compared to COVID‐19 survival students (M = 20.91, SD = 11. 90), t(675) = −4.18, p < 0.001. The mean of the anxiety scale for healthy students (M = 12.50, SD = 10.72) demonstrated significantly lower mean compared to COVID‐19 survival students (M = 19.43, SD = 11. 25), t(675) = −6.74, p < 0.001. Conclusion University students who were infected with COVID‐19 had a traumatic experience, and thus developed psychological symptoms greater than students with no history of this infection.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1476anxietyCOVID‐19DASS‐21depressionstress |
| spellingShingle | Loai Alfarajat Rafi Alnjadat Aziza Salem Ahmad Alnawafleh Lourance Al Hadid Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study Health Science Reports anxiety COVID‐19 DASS‐21 depression stress |
| title | Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full | Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_short | Psychological impact of COVID‐19 among undergraduate students in Jordan: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_sort | psychological impact of covid 19 among undergraduate students in jordan a cross sectional study |
| topic | anxiety COVID‐19 DASS‐21 depression stress |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1476 |
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