Journal of Depression and Anxiety
Open Access

Department of Psychology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China

Publications

• Research   
  Changes in Depression during Pre and Post-Lockdown in a Chinese Student Sample
  Author(s): Xinhua Yang*, Sixun Liu, Liangliang Chen, Chenglei Wang and Mengqing Long
  
  Objective: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health has been an increasing concern in higher education. Some studies suggest that university students’ mental health have worsened, whereas other report that mental health remain stable, or even improvement during lockdown. Because of a lack of prospective studies with pre-during-post lockdown assessments, the long-term consequences of lockdown on students’ mental health are unknown. Methods: This prospective study investigated short and long-term changes in mental health during the Chinese lockdown monitored across fourteen months from October 2019 to December 2020 measuring depressive and psychiatric symptoms, psychological resilience, perceived stress, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behavior. Self-report data was collected from 282 undergraduates (161 females) a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-1044.22.11.487

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