Authors:
Nahal Salimi, Northern Illinois University, USA
Bryan O. Gere, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA
William Talley, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA
Aisha Yarrow, Northern Illinois University, USA
Andre Hampton, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA
Email: nsalimi@niu.edu
Published: June 30, 2023
https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs.9.1.01
Citation: Salimi, N., Gere, B. O., Talley, W., Yarrow, A., & Hampton, A. (2023). Psychological Distress, Quality of Life and Resilience among Undergraduate Students in the Post-COVID-19 Era. IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs.9.1.01
Abstract
Although the end of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be in sight, college students are still suffering from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly two years after the pandemic, numerous college students are now back on their college campuses or completing their college education. However, students are still dealing with COVID-19 related psychological and psychosocial stressors, as they attempt to adapt to the socio-economic, cultural, and environmental changes within their campuses, homes, and communities. The purpose of this descriptive cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationships between psychological distress, quality of life, coping, and psychological resilience among undergraduate college students in post COVID-19 pandemic era. The results indicated that psychological distress was prevalent among undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the results showed that the quality of life for undergraduate students was high in some domains and low in others. Additionally, the results show that students exhibited moderate resilience. Implications for practitioners and administrators were discussed.
Keywords
COVID-19, psychological distress, quality of life, resilience