학술논문
The COVID-19 pandemic impacts psychiatric outcomes and alcohol use among college students
Document Type
article
Author
Source
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2000-8066
20008198
20008198
Abstract
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed fundamental challenges on nearly every area of life. Objective The purpose of the current study was to expand on the literature on the impact of the pandemic on college students by a) examining domains of impact of the pandemic on psychiatric and alcohol outcomes and b) controlling for pre-pandemic outcomes. Method Participants included 897 college students (78.6% female) from a larger longitudinal study on college student mental health. Structural equation models were fit to examine how COVID-19 impact (exposure, worry, food/housing insecurity, change in social media use, change in substance use) were associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and alcohol phenotypes. Models were fit to adjust for pre-pandemic symptoms. Results No effects of COVID-19 exposure remained after adjusting for earlier outcomes. COVID-19 worry predicted PTSD, depression, and anxiety, even after adjusting for earlier levels of outcomes (β’s: .091–.180, p’s