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. 2022 Jul;8(7):e09892.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09892. Epub 2022 Jul 8.

A cross-sectional study about coronavirus fear of Chinese college students in school lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Shipeng Zhang  1 , Kun Zhu  1 , Shuting Wang  1 , Xin Jin  1 , Yaqi Li  2 , Kaixi Ding  1 , Qinxiu Zhang  1   3   4 , Xinrong Li  1
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A cross-sectional study about coronavirus fear of Chinese college students in school lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Shipeng Zhang et al. Heliyon. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: To remove the phobic psychological situation of Chinese college students who were in school lockdowns during the COVID-19 outbreak, and to provide a theoretical basis for college student psychological intervention.

Methods: Online survey conducted from December 9, 2021, to December 11, 2021. The seven-item Fcv-19s was employed to assess fear of COVID-19 on a Likert five-point scale. Categorical data were reported as number and percentage, whereas continuous data were reported as mean ± standard deviation. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the association between different factors and anxiety symptoms.

Results: The study population consisted of 26.02% (268) male and 73.98% (762) female, of whom approximately 84% were undergraduates. The overall mean score of the questionnaire was 16.04 ± 5.28. Significantly more study populations reported high levels of fear (54.8%), while age, cost of life, professional category, education background (P < 0.05) revealed significant differences based on fear levels.

Conclusions: More than half of the Chinese college students developed fear symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic. Appropriate psychological interventions for college students should be implemented promptly to reduce the psychological harm induced by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; China; College students; Fear.

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