Mental Health Symptoms Among Chinese College Students Following the Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study in Guangdong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

To assess the mental health of Chinese college students following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in December 2022.

Methods

A three-wave cross-sectional study was conducted among students from 22 colleges in Guangdong, China, at three time points: Onset of COVID-19 (February 2020; T1; initial survey wave), during restrictions (June 2021; T2), and after restrictions (March to April 2023; T3). Participants at each wave were 164,101, 86,767, and 130,285, respectively. The standardized prevalence rates of depression, suicidal ideation (SI), anxiety, insomnia, acute stress, and fear of COVID-19 after restrictions were compared with those from the initial survey wave and restriction periods. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify associate

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12896657 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature