Perceived financial decline and depressive symptoms among undergraduate students in Japan in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of potential indirect associations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the short-term impact of financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate students has been studied, the prolonged impact remains largely unknown. This study aims to investigate the association between perceived financial decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic and depressive symptoms among undergraduate students in Japan in 2022. The study also explores the cross-sectional roles of financial anxiety, the imbalance between part-time job and academic study (work-study imbalance), and worry about degree attainment in accounting for the association.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted via an online survey of undergraduate students (n = 2,120) recruited through a Japanese internet research service company between 9 and 14 February 2

SUBMITTER: Morimura H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12777317 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature