Depression, anxiety, and the COVID-19 pandemic: Severity of symptoms and associated factors among university students after the end of the movement lockdown

Authors : Luke Sy-Cherng Woon, Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah, Hatta Sidi, Nor Shuhada Mansor, Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar 

Title of Publication : Depression, anxiety, and the COVID-19 pandemic: Severity of symptoms and associated factors among university students after the end of the movement lockdown

Journal Name : PLoS One

Quartile : Q2

Impact Factor : 2.740

Link : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252481

Description  : This online cross-sectional study investigated the severity of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms among university students and determined the association between various factors and the levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic after the movement control order (MCO) was lifted. A total of 316 participants were administered a self-report questionnaire that collected data on sociodemographic attributes, personal characteristics, COVID-19-related stressors, religious coping, and clinical characteristics. In addition, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) were administered.