Analysis Based on the Data of 2660 College Students During COVID-19 Epidemic: Emotional State and Influence Factors

ABSTRACT

As a public health emergency, the COVID-19 epidemic has caused a strong psychological impact on college students. This paper conducted an online survey of 2660 college students to explore the relationship between anxiety, depressive emotional state and psychological resilience and social support by using Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90), Connor- Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), and self-compiled questionnaires. The results of the research show that 1. The levels of females’ anxiety and depression are significantly higher than those of males (p <0.01). There is no significant influence in anxiety and depression between college students who live in one-child families and those who live in non-only-child families;2. Anxiety, depression and psychological resilience of college students are all negatively correlated with the tenacity, strength and optimism (p <0.01);3. Anxiety and depression of college students are significantly negatively correlated with social support, family support, friend support, and other support (p <0.01). © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.