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Bokszczanin, A, Palace, M, Brown, W, Gladysh, O, Tripathi, R and Shree, D (2023) Depression, Perceived Risk of COVID-19, Loneliness, and Perceived Social Support from Friends Among University Students in Poland, UK, and India. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2023. pp. 651-663. ISSN 1179-1578
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Abstract
Background: The study examines the prevalence of depression among university students in Poland, the UK and India in the face of the second pandemic wave of COVID-19. The paper also examines the protective role of perceived social support, the hypothesis being that social support from friends would reduce depression.
Methods: The data from university students (N=732) in Poland (N=335), UK (N= 198), and India (N=199) were collected online during of the fall/winter 2021. Participants completed measures of depression (CES-D), COVID-19 risk perception index, loneliness (DJGLS), and perceived social support (MSPSS).
Results: Almost 52% of all participants (58.5% in Poland, 62.6% in the UK, and 29.1% in India) met the criteria for major depression. The higher levels of depression symptoms were associated with a higher perceived risk of COVID-19, greater loneliness, female gender, younger students’ age, and the lower levels of perceived social support. The greater family support predicted lower levels of depression symptoms in the Polish and Indian samples. Structural equation analyses (SEM) revealed the indirect effect of perceived social support from friends on the association between social loneliness and depression and between age and depression. This result shows that the support from friends significantly reduced depression, regardless of age, the level of social loneliness, and the perceived risk of COVID-19.
Conclusion: Our conclusions link to university specialists’ enhancement of psychological help for students with depression. We also recommend information campaigns on depression and treatment options.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1701 Psychology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Psychology (from Sep 2019) |
| Publisher: | Dove Medical Press |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2023 11:22 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2023 11:30 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.2147/prbm.s380318 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/19115 |
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