COVID-19 Depression and Infection Prevention Behavior Among College Students: A Health Belief Perspective

Overview

Journal Healthcare (Basel)

Specialty Health Services

Date 2022 Oct 27

PMID 36292551

Authors

Yeong-Mi Jang

Jong-Uk Park

Nam-Yi Kim

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in depression among college students due to anxiety and fear of infection. Nonetheless, COVID-19 infection prevention measures should be actively implemented. In this study, the mediating effect of health belief on the relationship between depression and infection prevention behavior was investigated. A survey of 220 South Korean college students was conducted. Depression was found to be the independent variable, health belief the mediating variable, and infection prevention behavior the dependent variable. The model fit index according to confirmatory factor analysis was found to be suitable. Depression among college students was not directly related to COVID-19 infection prevention behavior; however, depression was confirmed to be related to infection prevention behavior via the mediation of health belief. Arbitration measures, focusing on perceived severity and susceptibility during health belief, are required.

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