TY - JOUR
AU - Kadir, Abdul
AU - Sunarno, Stevan Deby Anbiya Muhammad
AU - Oktaviana, Amalia
AU - Zulfah, Aldila Faza
AU - Maharani, Cynthia Febrina
AU - Santoso, Nanda Trio
AU - Lestari, Fatma
AU - Erwandi, Dadan
AU - Dhesi, Surindar Kishen
PY - 2023
DA - February
TI - Factors associated with psychosocial symptoms experienced by students in response to COVID-19 pandemic: a multivariate analysis
JO - Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
VL - 60
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580231155720
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted many sectors, including the education sector. After in-person school activities were suspended due to the pandemic, a number of educational institutions in Indonesia reported concerns in implementing online learning due to the institutions’ unpreparedness. This issue may potentially induce mental health disorders among students and triggers long-term stress. This study aimed to examine factors linked to the psychosocial symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression in response to the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. An online cross-sectional study in Indonesia was conducted with 433 undergraduate and senior high school students aged 15 to 26 years old, both female and male. The self-reported symptoms were analyzed using both bivariate and multivariate linear regression methods. It was found that the percentage of participants with depression symptoms was 66%, while 61% and 43% participants experienced stress and anxiety respectively. The bivariate analysis presented strong correlations between anxiety and gender, learning duration and use of gadgets, internet expenses, and highly-interrupted learning. Furthermore, the multivariate regression revealed that only anxiety was significantly linked to internet expenses. This study indicates that many students are affected by COVID-19, the impacts of which manifest in psychosocial issues in the form of anxiety. We suggest that creating a supportive and positive family environment would help to alleviate some of these issues.
PB - SAGE Publications
UR - https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/292398/
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Education
KW - Mental health and wellbeing
ER