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Exploring coping resiliency and depression among university students in a post-pandemic context

Finch, Bethany; Ong, Elsie; (2024) Exploring coping resiliency and depression among university students in a post-pandemic context. Advances in Mental Health 10.1080/18387357.2024.2323507. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Objectives: Emerging research investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has indicated mental health issues are particularly prominent among university student populations. / Method: The current research explored how a small sample of students in the UK had been impacted by the pandemic, focusing on coping resiliency and depression. In this study, 80 university students completed two self-reported measures of depression and coping resilience. / Results: Showed students’ levels of depression were relatively high, which negatively correlated with their coping resiliency. Students’ perspectives were further explored via open-ended questions. Anxiety was a big issue, and many students’ health had been impacted by the pandemic, which resulted in a change in their coping behaviours. / Discussion: The findings reflected areas of improvement concerning students’ university transition experiences to facilitate students’ psychological well-being and coping strategies, especially during such a crucial time of development into adulthood.

Type: Article
Title: Exploring coping resiliency and depression among university students in a post-pandemic context
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2024.2323507
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2024.2323507
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Keywords: University students, depression, coping, resilience, anxiety, UK
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190272
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