Key result
First-year undergraduate students with clinical depressive symptoms reported significantly higher anxiety and stress and lower sleep compared to those with subclinical symptoms.
Why the study?
To examine depressive symptomatology across the academic year in first-year undergraduate students and its influence on anxiety, stress, body esteem, physical activity, and sleep.
Cohort (n=164)
First-year undergraduate students with clinical depressive symptoms experience significantly higher anxiety and stress and poorer sleep compared to those with subclinical symptoms.
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Supports routine depression screening in first-year undergraduates; leaves open whether treatment improves anxiety, stress, and sleep.
Objective: This study examined depressive symptomatology (DS) across the academic year in first-year undergraduate students and the influence of DS on anxiety, stress, body esteem, physical activity, and sleep. Participants: Participants were first-year undergraduate students (N= 164). Methods: Participants completed validated self-report measures each quarter. A repeated measures ANCOVA was conducted to examine changes in DS over time. Students were categorized as reporting subclinical (SCD) or clinical (CD) depressive symptoms. A repeated measures MANCOVA was conducted to examine the effect of time and DS groups on primary outcomes. Results: No significant main effects of time were observed for outcomes. Significant between-subjects effects were observed with CD participants reporting significantly higher anxiety and stress and lower sleep than SCD participants. Conclusions: First-year undergraduates with CD may have increased risk for negative markers of psychological and physical health outcomes. Universities should prioritize the psychological and physical health of their first-year students.
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Rauff et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Depressive symptomatology (n=164). Clinical depressive symptoms vs. Subclinical depressive symptoms was evaluated on Anxiety, stress, body esteem, physical activity, and sleep. First-year undergraduate students with clinical depressive symptoms reported significantly higher anxiety and stress and lower sleep compared to those with subclinical symptoms.
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