Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sampled college students
Variables | T1 N (%) | T2 N (%) | T3 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male | 60,456(36.84%) | 55,484(37.40%) | 60,270(37.86%) |
 Female | 103,645(63.16%) | 92,859(62.60%) | 98,917(62.14%) |
Grade | |||
 Freshman year | 51,963(31.67%) | 47,665(32.10%) | 50,452(31.69%) |
 Sophomore year | 46,110(28.10%) | 41,685(28.10%) | 45,600(28.65%) |
 Junior year | 38,656(23.56%) | 33,522(22.60%) | 35,107(22.05%) |
 Senior year | 20,740(12.64%) | 17,008(11.47%) | 19,091(11.99%) |
 Graduate students | 6632(4.04%) | 8463(5.71%) | 8937(5.61%) |
Residence | |||
 Rural area | - | 59,587(40.20%) | 59,209(37.19%) |
 Town | - | 41,782(28.20%) | 45,084(28.32%) |
 Small and medium-sized cities | - | 29,408(19.80%) | 33,158(20.83%) |
 Major cities | - | 17,566(11.80%) | 21,736(13.65%) |
Major physical health problem | |||
 Yes | 822(0.50%) | 942(0.64%) | 531(0.33%) |
 No | 163,279(99.50%) | 147,401(99.36%) | 158,656(99.67%) |
Self-perceived physical health | |||
 Good | 155,257(94.6%) | 141,501(95.4%) | 151,965(95.5%) |
 Average | 8632(5.3%) | 6651(4.5%) | 6834(4.3%) |
 Poor | 212(0.1%) | 191(0.1%) | 388(0.2%) |
Mental illness | |||
 Yes | 1432(0.87%) | 1359(0.92%) | 1287(0.81%) |
 No | 162,669(99.13%) | 146,984(99.08%) | 157,900(99.19%) |
Self-perceived mental health | |||
 Good | 149,251(91.0%) | 131,097(88.4%) | 139,526(87.6%) |
 Average | 14,004(8.5%) | 16,136(10.9%) | 17,579(11.0%) |
 Poor | 846(0.5%) | 1110(0.7%) | 2082(1.4%) |
Ever received counseling from a professional | |||
 Yes | 7845(4.78%) | 7402(4.99%) | 7953(5.00%) |
 No | 156,256(95.22%) | 140,941(95.01%) | 151,234(95.00%) |
Psychological assistance since the outbreak | |||
 Yes | 760(0.46%) | 811(0.55%) | 1047(0.66%) |
 No | 163,341(99.54%) | 147,532(99.45%) | 158,140(99.34%) |
COVID-19 prevention beliefs | |||
 Yes | 157,846(96.19%) | 145,211(97.89%) | 155,518(97.70%) |
 No | 6255(3.81%) | 3132(2.11%) | 3669(2.30%) |
COVID-19 curative beliefs | |||
 Yes | 158,790(96.76%) | 144,900(97.68%) | 154,280(96.92%) |
 No | 5311(3.24%) | 3443(2.32%) | 4907(3.08%) |
Implement COVID-19 preventive actions | |||
 Yes | 157,609(96.04%) | 145,118(97.83%) | 155,803(97.87%) |
 No | 6492(3.96%) | 3225(2.17%) | 3384(2.13%) |
Social media exposure | |||
  < 1 h/Day | 62,786(38.3%) | 92,239(62.2%) | 116,090(72.9%) |
 1–2 h/Day | 75,073(45.7%) | 47,520(32.0%) | 37,791(23.8%) |
  > 2 h/Day | 26,242(16.0%) | 8584(5.8%) | 5306(3.3%) |
YSIS | |||
 Q1 | 47,661(29.0%) | 45,344(30.6%) | 40,858(25.7%) |
 Q2 | 36,085(22.0%) | 36,664(24.7%) | 43,876(27.6%) |
 Q3 | 43,401(26.4%) | 31,069(20.9%) | 36,205(22.7%) |
 Q4 | 36,954(22.5%) | 35,266(23.8%) | 38,248(24.0%) |
PHQ-8 | |||
 Q1 | 47,252(28.8%) | 41,350(27.9%) | 37,321(23.4%) |
 Q2 | 46,539(28.4%) | 34,626(23.3%) | 42,305(26.6%) |
 Q3 | 34,395(21.0%) | 41,448(27.9%) | 60,485(38.0%) |
 Q4 | 35,915(21.9%) | 30,919(20.8%) | 19,076(12.0%) |
GAD-7 | |||
 Q1 | 0 | 73,566(49.6%) | 70,818(44.5%) |
 Q2 | 83,942(51.2%) | 14,907(10.0%) | 13,524(8.5%) |
 Q3 | 40,592(24.7%) | 23,848(16.1%) | 41,908(26.3%) |
 Q4 | 39,567(24.1%) | 36,022(24.3%) | 32,937(20.7%) |