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August 23, 2026Clocks & SleepOpen Access

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Latinx College Students’ Mental Health: Exploring the Role of Sleep, Social Support, and Attitudinal Familismo Support

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MRMayra S. RamosVirginia Commonwealth UniversityPSPablo SotoVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCWChelsea Derlan WilliamsVirginia Commonwealth University

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Implication

Cross-sectional survey reveals sleep quality mediates COVID-19 stress and mental health in Latinx college students, highlighting sleep interventions as protective targets.

Key Points

  • To examine whether sleep quality mediates the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and mental health outcomes, and whether social support or familismo acts as a protective moderator among Latinx college students.
  • Analyzed cross-sectional survey data collected during the pandemic from 490 Latinx college students (mean age = 19.1 years, 72.9% female).
  • Evaluated mediation models examining COVID-19 negative experiences and racial/ethnic bias linked to depressive and anxiety symptoms through global sleep quality, alongside moderation by social and familismo support.
  • Negative COVID-19 experiences (β = 0.12, 95% CI [0.09, 0.16], p = 0.001) and COVID-19 racial/ethnic bias (β = 0.04, 95% CI [0.01, 0.07], p = 0.023) were significantly associated with poorer sleep quality, leading to more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms.
  • Perceived social support and attitudinal familismo support showed no significant moderation effects across the evaluated pathways.

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Ramos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae0f7677a34114446b8dhttps://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep8030049
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