Affective Symptoms and Traumatic Stress Among College Students at Risk for ADHD During the Second Lockdown in Greece

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.2.3

Kleio Koutra, Effrosyni D. Kokaliari

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Abstract

Introduction: Due to the pandemic, individuals with ADHD have been facing noticeable challenges in their daily life. Prolonged quarantine and isolation may contribute to higher affective and PTSD symptoms among college students with ADHD. Aims: The study aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 on affective symptoms such as depression, anxiety, stress, along with loneliness and post-traumatic stress on college students at risk for ADHD in Greece during the second COVID-19 lockdown in November 2020. Methods: A sample of 362 students completed an online survey consisting of demographic questions and four instruments: the ADHD Self-Report Scale-V1.1 (ASRS-V1.1), the DASS-21, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the PTSD checklist (PCL-5). Results: Over 18% of the students met the criteria for being at risk of ADHD, which is higher than in other studies conducted prior to the pandemic. Students at risk for ADHD reported significantly higher (p < .05) mean scores on all scales: depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and post-traumatic stress. A model to predict at-risk ADHD diagnosis indicated those who presented symptoms of depression, had low GPA, who were employed, were 46% more likely to struggle with ADHD.

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在希腊第二次封锁期间，有多动症风险的大学生的情感症状和创伤性压力

导言:由于大流行，ADHD患者在日常生活中面临着明显的挑战。长时间的隔离和隔离可能会导致患有多动症的大学生出现更高的情感和创伤后应激障碍症状。目的:该研究旨在探讨2019冠状病毒病对2020年11月第二次封锁期间希腊有多动症风险的大学生的抑郁、焦虑、压力、孤独和创伤后压力等情感症状的影响。方法:362名学生完成了一项在线调查，包括人口统计学问题和四种工具:ADHD自我报告量表- v1.1 (ASRS-V1.1)、DASS-21、UCLA孤独量表和PTSD检查表(PCL-5)。结果:超过18%的学生符合ADHD风险标准，这比大流行之前进行的其他研究要高。有ADHD风险的学生在抑郁、焦虑、压力、孤独和创伤后应激等所有量表上的平均得分均显著较高(p < 0.05)。一个预测ADHD诊断风险的模型表明，那些表现出抑郁症状、GPA低、有工作的人患ADHD的可能性要高出46%。

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European Journal of Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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0.70

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Mental Health, an open-access, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, professional journal concerned with mental health, personal well-being and its supporting ecosystems that acknowledge the importance of people’s interactions with their environments, established in 2006, is published on 280 pages per volume in English and German by the Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health. The journal’s professional oversight is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board, assisted by an Advisory Board. The semiannual journal, with issues appearing in June and December, is published in Budapest. The journal aims at the dissemination of the latest scientific research on mental health and well-being in Europe. It seeks novel, integrative and comprehensive, applied as well as theoretical articles that are inspiring for professionals and practitioners with different fields of interest: social and natural sciences, humanities and different segments of mental health research and practice. The primary thematic focus of EJMH is the social-ecological antecedents of mental health and foundations of human well-being. Most specifically, the journal welcomes contributions that present high-quality, original research findings on well-being and mental health across the lifespan and in historical perspective.