Investigation and analysis of negative emotion among university students during home quarantine of COVID-19

Tuo Han; Weidong MA; Hong Gong; Yanchao HU; Yan Zhang; Chunyan Zhang; Zhihui Yao; Yajie Fan; Yang Zheng; Congxia Wang

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Investigation and analysis of negative emotion among university students during home quarantine of COVID-19

VernacularTitle:新冠肺炎疫情居家隔离期间大学生负性情绪及影响因素分析
Author: Tuo HAN ¹ ; Weidong MA ¹ ; Hong GONG ¹ ; Yanchao HU ¹ ; Yan ZHANG ¹ ; Chunyan ZHANG ¹ ; Zhihui YAO ¹ ; Yajie FAN ¹ ; Yang ZHENG ¹ ; Congxia WANG ¹
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1. Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); home quarantine; university student; negative emotion
From: Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2021;42(1):132-136
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: 【Objective】 To investigate the negative emotions among university students during home quarantine under the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) so as to provide scientific basis for psychological counseling. 【Methods】 We conducted an online questionnaire survey to collect 405 undergraduates’ and postgraduates’ DASS-21 scale scores and responses to epidemic prevention knowledge, and analyzed the university students’ negative emotions during the epidemic and influencing factors. 【Results】 Of the 405 students surveyed, 178 individuals (44.0%) had depression, 171(42.2%) felt anxious, and 119(29.4%) felt stressed. Individuals in the DASS21+ group spent much time on entertainment on the cell phone daily than those in the DASS21- group (P<0.001), and the degree of impact by COVID-19 on daily life was significantly higher (P<0.001). Correlation analysis showed that entertainment time on the cell phone, the severity of COVID-19, and the impact of the epidemic were positively related to DASS-21 scores, with correlation coefficients of 0.231, 0.143 and 0.259, respectively (all P<0.01). Binary logistic regression analysis found that mobile entertainment time for over 5 hours per day (OR=3.370, 95% CI: 1.369-8.294, P=0.008) was a risk factor for negative emotions during quarantine at home. 【Conclusion】 During quarantine at home in the epidemic of COVID-19, nearly half of university students are prone to breed negative emotions, like depression, anxiety or stress, which may be related to long-term mobile phone entertainment.