ABSTRACT

Objective: This study examined provisional prevalence rates of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) along with psychosocial correlates among U.S. college students during the first year of the pandemic.

Participants: There were 1,793 undergraduate college student participants recruited from a public university.

Methods:Using the Patient Health Questionnaire for GAD (GAD-7), a provisional diagnosis of GAD was determined and participants with GAD (N = 347;19.4%) and without GAD (N = 1446; 80.6%) were compared on stress, coping, loneliness, individual strength, pandemic concerns, and substance use behaviors.

Results:Students with GAD symptomology reported significantly higher rates of perceived stress, greater loneliness, more fatigue, and more pandemic-related concerns. Further, those with GAD had a significant increase in substance use behaviors.

Conclusions: It is important for college mental health providers to be aware of GAD symptomology among college students, and to further recognize the importance of early screening and detection, especially during traumatic stressor events.

摘要

目的：本研究调查了大流行第一年美国大学生广泛性焦虑症 (GAD) 的临时患病率以及心理社会相关因素。

参与者：从一所公立大学招募了 1,793 名本科大学生参与者。

方_  _ _  _应对、孤独、个人力量、大流行病担忧和物质使用行为。

结果：具有广泛性焦虑症症状的学生报告称，他们感受到的压力明显更高、更孤独、更疲劳，以及更多与流行病相关的担忧。此外，患有广泛性焦虑症的人的物质使用行为显着增加。

结论：对于大学心理健康提供者来说，重要的是要了解大学生的 GAD 症状，并进一步认识到早期筛查和检测的重要性，尤其是在创伤性应激事件期间。