Objective:This study aimed to explore the effects of the different dimensions of psychological stress on the phobia and anxiety experienced by college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:Convenience sampling...Objective:This study aimed to explore the effects of the different dimensions of psychological stress on the phobia and anxiety experienced by college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:Convenience sampling was employed to distribute a total of 169 questionnaires to college students from high incidence(Hubei Province)and low incidence(Anhui Province)areas.The study was conducted from May 17,2020 to May 28,2020.In this study,only Chinese non pregnant local college students who lived in Wuhan,Hubei province or Hefei,Anhui Province from December 2019 to may 2020(i.e.during the pandemic)and could give informed consent were recruited.Results:The correlation coefficients between the variables were significant,and the path analysis model registered satisfactory fitness.The results revealed that panic(β=0.40,P<0.001)and defensiveness(β=−0.27,P<0.01)had direct effects on anxiety.Defensiveness could also mediate anxiety through SCL-90 phobia(β=0.15,P<0.01),by contrast,the direct and indirect effects of defense reaction are not consistent.The direct effect has a negative impact on anxiety,while the indirect effect of terror has a positive impact on anxiety.Besides,cognition(β=−0.08,P<0.05)could only affect anxiety through the complete mediating effect of SCL-90.Conclusion:In college students,the defensive psychology and behavior in epidemic psychological stress will have different effects on anxiety.The direct effect is that the higher the defensive psychology and behavior,the lower the anxiety.The indirect effect is that the higher the defensive psychology and behavior,the higher the terror,and the higher the anxiety.展开更多
文摘Objective:This study aimed to explore the effects of the different dimensions of psychological stress on the phobia and anxiety experienced by college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:Convenience sampling was employed to distribute a total of 169 questionnaires to college students from high incidence(Hubei Province)and low incidence(Anhui Province)areas.The study was conducted from May 17,2020 to May 28,2020.In this study,only Chinese non pregnant local college students who lived in Wuhan,Hubei province or Hefei,Anhui Province from December 2019 to may 2020(i.e.during the pandemic)and could give informed consent were recruited.Results:The correlation coefficients between the variables were significant,and the path analysis model registered satisfactory fitness.The results revealed that panic(β=0.40,P<0.001)and defensiveness(β=−0.27,P<0.01)had direct effects on anxiety.Defensiveness could also mediate anxiety through SCL-90 phobia(β=0.15,P<0.01),by contrast,the direct and indirect effects of defense reaction are not consistent.The direct effect has a negative impact on anxiety,while the indirect effect of terror has a positive impact on anxiety.Besides,cognition(β=−0.08,P<0.05)could only affect anxiety through the complete mediating effect of SCL-90.Conclusion:In college students,the defensive psychology and behavior in epidemic psychological stress will have different effects on anxiety.The direct effect is that the higher the defensive psychology and behavior,the lower the anxiety.The indirect effect is that the higher the defensive psychology and behavior,the higher the terror,and the higher the anxiety.
