Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure
The COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens people’s physical health, but also affects their mental health in the long term. Although people had returned to work and school, they are closely monitoring the development of the epidemic and taking preventive measures. This study attempted to examine the r...
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doaj-6ea1a2d8694642b7aa295a1d46864c1e2021-07-22T04:57:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-07-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.687928687928Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media ExposureMan Li0Man Li1Man Li2Zhansheng Xu3Zhansheng Xu4Zhansheng Xu5Xinyue He6Jiahui Zhang7Rui Song8Wenjin Duan9Tour Liu10Tour Liu11Tour Liu12Haibo Yang13Haibo Yang14Haibo Yang15Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Normal University, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin, ChinaKey Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Normal University, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaKey Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Normal University, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin, ChinaKey Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Normal University, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin, ChinaThe COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens people’s physical health, but also affects their mental health in the long term. Although people had returned to work and school, they are closely monitoring the development of the epidemic and taking preventive measures. This study attempted to examine the relationship between media exposure, sense of coherence (SOC) and mental health, and the moderating effect of media exposure in college students after returning to school. In the present study, we conducted a cross sectional survey on 424 college students returning to school around May 2020. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess media exposure scale, SOC, depression, anxiety and stress. Correlation and moderation analysis was conducted. The results showed that (1) negative epidemic information exposure, rather than positive epidemic information exposure, was significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. (2) SOC was also associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. (3) The effect of SOC on depression was modified by negative epidemic information exposure. With the increase of negative epidemic information exposure, the predictive effect of SOC on depression is increasing gradually. These findings demonstrated that negative epidemic information exposure was associated with an increased psychological distress in the sample. A high SOC played a certain protective role in the adaptation of college students in the post-epidemic period. It is important to find more ways to increase the colleges’ SOC level and avoid negative information exposure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.687928/fullsense of coherencemental healthCOVID-19media exposureanxietydepression |
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Man Li Man Li Man Li Zhansheng Xu Zhansheng Xu Zhansheng Xu Xinyue He Jiahui Zhang Rui Song Wenjin Duan Tour Liu Tour Liu Tour Liu Haibo Yang Haibo Yang Haibo Yang Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure Frontiers in Psychology sense of coherence mental health COVID-19 media exposure anxiety depression |
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Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure |
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Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure |
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Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure |
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Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure |
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Sense of Coherence and Mental Health in College Students After Returning to School During COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Media Exposure |
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sense of coherence and mental health in college students after returning to school during covid-19: the moderating role of media exposure |
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The COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens people’s physical health, but also affects their mental health in the long term. Although people had returned to work and school, they are closely monitoring the development of the epidemic and taking preventive measures. This study attempted to examine the relationship between media exposure, sense of coherence (SOC) and mental health, and the moderating effect of media exposure in college students after returning to school. In the present study, we conducted a cross sectional survey on 424 college students returning to school around May 2020. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess media exposure scale, SOC, depression, anxiety and stress. Correlation and moderation analysis was conducted. The results showed that (1) negative epidemic information exposure, rather than positive epidemic information exposure, was significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. (2) SOC was also associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. (3) The effect of SOC on depression was modified by negative epidemic information exposure. With the increase of negative epidemic information exposure, the predictive effect of SOC on depression is increasing gradually. These findings demonstrated that negative epidemic information exposure was associated with an increased psychological distress in the sample. A high SOC played a certain protective role in the adaptation of college students in the post-epidemic period. It is important to find more ways to increase the colleges’ SOC level and avoid negative information exposure. |
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