Pandemic and student mental health: mental health symptoms among university students and young adults after the first cycle of lockdown in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early COVID-19 research suggests a detrimental impact of the initial lockdown on young people's mental health.

Aims

We investigated mental health among university students and young adults after the first UK lockdown and changes in symptoms over 6 months.

Method

In total, 895 university students and 547 young adults not in higher education completed an online survey at T1 (July-September 2020). A subset of 201 university students also completed a 6 month follow-up survey at T2 (January-March 2021). Anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance misuse and suicide risk were assessed.

Results

At T1, approximately 40%, 25% and 33% of the participants reported moderate to severe anxiety and depression and substance misuse risk, clinically significant insomnia

SUBMITTER: Tang NKY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9345288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature