The Psychological, Academic, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on College Students in the Epicenter of the Pandemic
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2022
Journal / Book Title
Emerging Adulthood
Abstract
Initial research has indicated that college students have experienced numerous stressors as a result of the pandemic. The current investigation enrolled the largest and most diverse sample of college students to date (N = 4714) from universities in New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ), the epicenter of the North American pandemic in Spring 2020. We described the impact on the psychological, academic, and financial health of college students who were initially most affected and examined racial/ethnic group differences. Results indicated that students’ mental health was severely affected and that students of color were disproportionately affected by academic, financial, and COVID-related stressors. Worry about COVID-19 infection, stressful living conditions, lower grades, and loneliness emerged as correlates of deteriorating mental health. COVID-19’s mental health impact on college students is alarming and highlights the need for public health interventions at the university level.
DOI
10.1177/21676968211066657
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Reyes-Portillo, Jazmin A.; Masia Warner, Carrie; Kline, Emily A.; Bixter, Michael T.; Chu, Brian C.; Miranda, Regina; Nadeem, Erum; Nickerson, Amanda; and Ortin Peralta, Ana, "The Psychological, Academic, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on College Students in the Epicenter of the Pandemic" (2022). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 684.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/684
Rights
This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.