The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of college students was investigated in a cross-sectional design using the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991, 2007). Three large samples of college students were recruited for research purposes and given standard instructions: 825 students from two universities assessed in the 2021-2022 academic year (postpandemic), 558 students from three universities assessed between 2016 and 2019 (prepandemic), and 1,051 students from seven universities assessed in 1989 and 1990 (college norms). Comparisons of PAI scores with the prepandemic cohort revealed several significantly higher scores in the postpandemic cohort, especially for scales related to anxiety and depression. Comparisons with the college norms revealed significantly higher scores on several PAI scales in the prepandemic cohort, and these differences were largest for scales related to anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms. PAI scales related to impulsivity, alcohol use, and other behavior problems showed no changes or decline from earlier to later cohorts. Taken together, the findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified problems with anxiety and depression that existed before the pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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大学生心理健康危机？ COVID-19 大流行前后的精神病理学自我评级。


使用人格评估量表进行横断面设计，调查了 COVID-19 大流行对大学生心理健康的影响（PAI；Morey，1991，2007）。为了研究目的，招募了三个大样本的大学生并给予标准指导：2021-2022学年（疫情后）评估的两所大学的825名学生，2016年至2019学年（疫情前）评估的三所大学的558名学生，以及1,051名学生来自 1989 年和 1990 年评估的七所大学（大学标准）。将 PAI 评分与大流行前队列进行比较，发现大流行后队列中的分数显着更高，尤其是与焦虑和抑郁相关的量表。与大学标准的比较显示，大流行前队列中的几个 PAI 量表的得分显着较高，其中与焦虑、抑郁和躯体症状相关的量表的差异最大。与冲动、饮酒和其他行为问题相关的 PAI 量表显示，从早期到晚期队列没有变化或下降。总而言之，研究结果表明，COVID-19 大流行加剧了大流行之前存在的焦虑和抑郁问题。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。