The effect of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic on college students in Wuhan.
Psychol Trauma
; 12(S1): S6-S14, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-607235
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study explored a multiple mediation model in Wuhan's college students. Positive thinking and resilience were identified as mediators between 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) victimization experiences and mental health.METHOD:
The sample included 384 from 4 universities in Wuhan, China. Four structured instruments were applied to the college students, including scale of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus victimization experience, scale of the positive thinking, scale of the resilience, and scale of the mental health. The responses were scored using a 5-point Likert scale. Structural equation models were used to construct measurement and structural models.RESULTS:
The findings confirmed that the 2019-nCoV victimization experience was a negative predictor of mental health; positive thinking and resilience were strong mediators between 2019-nCoV victimization experience and mental health.CONCLUSIONS:
The results indicated that a complete model was significant because positive thinking compensated for resilience. Notably, these 2 strong mediators will vastly resist the negative influences of 2019-nCoV victimization experience on mental health in Wuhan's college students until the end of the pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Students
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Thinking
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Behavioral Symptoms
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Coronavirus Infections
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Resilience, Psychological
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychol Trauma
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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