Relationship of self-control and perception of social support with mental health status of university students during the normalization of COVID-19 prevention and control
- VernacularTitle:新冠疫情常态化防控期间大学生自我控制及领悟社会支持与心理健康的关系
- Author:
Yuelin WANG
1
;
Yifan LIU
;
Shuyi YANG
;
Siyao WANG
;
Zhao YANG
Author Information
- Keywords: COVID-19; lockdown; mental health; social support; self-control
- From: Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(4):680-685
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To verify the mental health status and methods to regulate emotion as well as identify the associated factors among Northwest University students during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 outbreak in Xi'an.Methods A questionnaire survey using the random sampling was conducted among the college students in Xi'an,using Self-Control Scale(SCS),Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS),the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale Lite(DASS-21),and Self-Rating Scale of Sleep(SRSS).Results A total of 512 valid questionnaires for college students were collected.The statistical results showed that during the lockdown period after the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak in Xi'an,there were gender and discipline differences in self-control and understanding of social support among college students.That is,compared with boys,girls were more likely to receive social support(P=0.031),friend support(P=0.008),and other support(P=0.029).Compared to liberal arts majors,college students majoring in science and engineering were more likely to engage in self-control,especially in healthy habits(P=0.001),moderate entertainment(P=0.002),and impulse control(P=0.001).However,there was no significant difference in the influence of students'age or whether they came from rural or urban areas on their self-control and understanding of social support abilities.The statistical results also found that the age of college students was significantly correlated with their level of stress and sleep status.Their self-control ability and ability to comprehend social support also had correlation with their mental health status and sleep status during the lockdown period of the epidemic.Conclusion College students were prone to have negative emotions and sleep disorders during the lockdown period of sudden epidemic,which were more common in senior grades,male college students,and liberal arts majors.Active self-control and seeking social support can effectively moderate negative emotions and sleep disturbances.
