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Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, and many Chinese college students both in China and abroad were house-quarantined. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and symptoms of delayed-onset post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and coping strategies among Chinese oversea...

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Autores principales: Liao, Zhenxin, Zhang, Xueyan, Wang, Yingwen, Wang, Tingwei, Li, Xinyu, Zhao, Mingyi, Zhuang, Quan
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8579065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34778444
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.734738
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author Liao, Zhenxin
Zhang, Xueyan
Wang, Yingwen
Wang, Tingwei
Li, Xinyu
Zhao, Mingyi
Zhuang, Quan
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Zhang, Xueyan
Wang, Yingwen
Wang, Tingwei
Li, Xinyu
Zhao, Mingyi
Zhuang, Quan
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, and many Chinese college students both in China and abroad were house-quarantined. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and symptoms of delayed-onset post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and coping strategies among Chinese overseas and domestic college students during this pandemic. A questionnaire was opportunistically distributed to Chinese college students studying both domestically and abroad six months after the COVID-19 outbreak. The questionnaire consisted of IES-R, SCSQ, and SSRS. The average score of delayed-onset PTSD in our population was 21.411 (full mark, 88 points), which reflected a total high level of delayed-onset PTSD symptoms. Statistical differences were shown between students who have been back to universities during the pandemic or not in the hyperarousal dimension (p = 0.016). Three coping strategies were recognized to influence the respondent’s delayed-onset PTSD symptoms, and there was a significant correlation between social support and the coping strategies students chose. A moderate to high level of delayed-onset PTSD was observed among both Chinese overseas and domestic college students 6 months after the COVID-19 outbreak. The useful coping strategies and powerful social supports are significantly important to help them stay mentally healthy and alleviate delayed-onset PTSD during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-85790652021-11-11 Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Liao, Zhenxin Zhang, Xueyan Wang, Yingwen Wang, Tingwei Li, Xinyu Zhao, Mingyi Zhuang, Quan Front Sociol Sociology Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, and many Chinese college students both in China and abroad were house-quarantined. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and symptoms of delayed-onset post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and coping strategies among Chinese overseas and domestic college students during this pandemic. A questionnaire was opportunistically distributed to Chinese college students studying both domestically and abroad six months after the COVID-19 outbreak. The questionnaire consisted of IES-R, SCSQ, and SSRS. The average score of delayed-onset PTSD in our population was 21.411 (full mark, 88 points), which reflected a total high level of delayed-onset PTSD symptoms. Statistical differences were shown between students who have been back to universities during the pandemic or not in the hyperarousal dimension (p = 0.016). Three coping strategies were recognized to influence the respondent’s delayed-onset PTSD symptoms, and there was a significant correlation between social support and the coping strategies students chose. A moderate to high level of delayed-onset PTSD was observed among both Chinese overseas and domestic college students 6 months after the COVID-19 outbreak. The useful coping strategies and powerful social supports are significantly important to help them stay mentally healthy and alleviate delayed-onset PTSD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8579065/ /pubmed/34778444 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.734738 Text en Copyright © 2021 Liao, Zhang, Wang, Wang, Li, Zhao and Zhuang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Liao, Zhenxin
Zhang, Xueyan
Wang, Yingwen
Wang, Tingwei
Li, Xinyu
Zhao, Mingyi
Zhuang, Quan
Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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title_full Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short Delayed-Onset PTSD and Coping Strategies of Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort delayed-onset ptsd and coping strategies of chinese college students during the covid-19 pandemic
topic Sociology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8579065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34778444
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.734738
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