The data on Covid-19 and student stress
A survey published in the Journal of Affective Disorders this week evaluated the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of 8004 French students in the East part of France, which has been the first and hardest hit region by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In terms of mental health, at time of the survey, 43% of students suffered from depression (6.96% of severe level), 39.19% suffered from anxiety (20.7% of severe level) and 42.94% from distress (symptoms of PTSD) (16, 09% of severe level).
Female scores were significantly higher than those of males on measures of depression, anxiety and distress.
Students with financial insecurities also had higher scores on all measures and living alone was equally associated with higher depression score. In contrast, undertaking work was linked to lower scores on depression, anxiety and distress.
A significant proportion of students probably required psychological support during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially because the high distress scores suggest that the virus and the confinement have favoured the emergence of post-traumatic stress.
These data support our release of The Student Stress Buster program and show how timely it was.
It can be really hard to get psychological help, support and counselling. When you use Student Stress Buster you have control over your mental health.
