@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological determinants of depression and its associated coping mechanisms among college students confined during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional e-survey in North India",
journal="Indian journal of social psychiatry",
year="2022",
author="Garg, Sunny and Chauhan, Alka and Singh, Sanjeet and Bansal, Kirti",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="e333-e333",
abstract="BACKGROUND:     Subject of interest is the status of mental health of college students around the globe as they are undergoing a lot of mental stress and depression during the pandemic lockdown.     Aims and Objectives:     The aim of this survey is to evaluate the prevalence of depression, its determinants, and association with coping mechanisms among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.     Methodology:     A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based e-survey among college students in North India using Snowball sampling technique was done. A total of 920 responses (calculated sample size) were collected for a period of 25 days from 6th to 30th October 2020. A questionnaire regarding sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19-related experiences along with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Carver Brief-coping orientation to the problem experienced-28 was adapted to Google Forms and distributed to college students. Chi-square test, independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to investigate the determinants of depression and its association with coping mechanisms.     Results:     On analysis of 884 qualified participants, it was revealed that 402 (45.5%) participants have depressive symptoms ranging from moderate to severe level. The mean score of PHQ-9 was 9.82 ± 6.61. Nearly 85% thought that they were lagging behind in studies. The main determinants of depression in this study were age group of 21-24 years thought of lagging behind in studies and family members/friends/relatives diagnosed with COVID-19. Adaptive coping mechanisms (emotional support, religion, and humor) were significantly associated with lower depressive symptoms and maladaptive coping mechanisms (self-distraction, denial, behavioral disengagement, and venting) were significantly associated with higher depressive symptoms among students.     Conclusions:     This survey revealed multiple determinants of depression, mainly including academic worries among college students. The college staff should provide a well-structured pedagogical framework to encourage them and alleviate the unpleasant psychological effects of pandemic on students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2454-8316",
doi="10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_2_21",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_2_21"
}