University students’ mental health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia

Ilia Nadareishvili, Timur Syunyakov, Daria Smirnova, Ana Sinauridze, Ana Tskitishvili, Aleksandre Tskitishvili, Ana Zhulina, Mikaella E. Patsali, Alexandros Manafis, Nikolaos K. Fountoulakis and Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022, vol. 68, issue 5, 1036-1046

Abstract: Aims: We aimed to identify the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and suicidality and identify relevant risk and protecting factors among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia. Materials and methods: We conducted an anonymous online survey ( n  = 984, convenience sample by approaching all universities in Georgia and some student organizations) using valid instruments (e.g., STAI to assess anxiety, CES-D for depression, and RASS to assess suicidality). We calculated frequencies and prevalence and applied regression analysis and Chi-square tests to identify risk and protecting factors. Findings: Respondents’ mental health had been significantly affected (with a high prevalence of depression (46.7%) and anxiety (79%)) during the pandemic (which coincided with political turmoil and caused an economic crisis) in Georgia. Some of the critical factors affecting mental health were: female sex ( p  = .000), bad general health condition (anxiety p  = .001, depression p  = .004), finances (anxiety and depression p  

Keywords: Georgia; university students; COVID-19; mental health; depression; anxiety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640221099420

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