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University students adjusting to COVID-19 stressors: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the COVID-19 stressors questionnaire
Citation
Yong, M., & Suh, H. (2022). University students adjusting to COVID-19 stressors: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the COVID-19 stressors questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 816961. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.816961
Abstract
The psychological effects of COVID-19 have been documented in the past year, but scarce literature exists on the nature of COVID-19 stressors. Using a random split sample of 1199 young adult university students, results of exploratory factor analyses (EFA) identified a four-factor structure in the COVID-19 Stressors Questionnaire (C19SQ), which were labeled Resource Constraints, Social Restrictions, Future Uncertainty, and Health Concerns. This model was supported by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) when run on the other split sample of 1139 university students. Higher levels of COVID-19 stress were positively associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms and negatively associated with sleep duration, sleep quality, and the number of exercise days. COVID-19 stress also uniquely predicted poor university adjustment. This study demonstrated the link between COVID-19 stressors and mental and physical health symptoms, thus providing support for conceptualizing the psychological impact of the pandemic as adjustment problems for some individuals.
Date Issued
2022
Publisher
Frontiers
Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
Project
PG 08/20 YML
Funding Agency
Ministry of Education, Singapore