The data on Covid-19 and student stress
A survey published in the Journal of Affective DisordersĀ 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.Ā
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 measuresĀ 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 sugges...
