Prior and Concurrent Stress in College Students During COVID-19

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Suzanne Perkins, University of Michigan

Version:  View help for Version V1

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CovidTrauma715.csv text/csv 421.5 KB 07/22/2024 11:31:AM
Stress and trauma during covid survey.pdf application/pdf 350.2 KB 08/03/2021 01:22:PM

Project Citation: 

Perkins, Suzanne. Prior and Concurrent Stress in College Students During COVID-19. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-07-24. https://doi.org/10.3886/E208086V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This study was developed in response to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic by students in an advanced undergraduate psychology class on the developmental cognitive neuroscience of trauma and stress. The overall goal of the study was to examine how prior childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and other family stressors influence college students' responses to a global pandemic and associated social isolation. The study aimed to describe the trauma experiences of college students prior to COVID-19 and examine how those experiences relate to mental health functioning during COVID-19. Data were collected starting in April and May of 2020. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms trauma; post-traumatic stress disorder; adverse childhood experiences; sleep; Resilience; coping
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 4/14/2020 – 6/17/2020 (Spring 2020)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 4/14/2020 – 6/17/2020 (Spring 2020)
Universe:  View help for Universe Current college students enrolled in four year or two year colleges.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Data were collected as part of a class project and are a convenience sample.

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate 917 individuals responded to the survey with 715 indicating they were current college students at a two-year or four-year college and completing more than 2% of the survey.
Sampling:  View help for Sampling A convenience sample of college students recruited through links shared via email and online groups of college-age youth.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) web-based survey
Scales:  View help for Scales All scales were created by students between March and April 2020 in the domains of mental health, cognition and sleep, and resilience and coping. Basic demographic information and social support were also obtained.

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