Document Type
Thesis
First Faculty Advisor
Ronald Deluga
Second Faculty Advisor
Kirsten Hokeness
Keywords
anxiety; pandemic; academics
Publisher
Bryant University
Rights Management
CC - BY - NC - ND
Abstract
Several studies have reported that the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the rise in stress, anxiety, and depression levels among college students. This has left mental health professionals at a loss and overwhelmed with the number of new cases during this time. Research has been conducted and has found that these levels have risen because of the pandemic, the lock down, personal factors, and their new learning environment which includes academics as well. Most of the research that has been done focuses on before the pandemic and during the pandemic, but not much research has been conducted for after the pandemic. Data will be collected through an online survey distributed to Bryant University students and potentially other college students within the state of Rhode Island using order effects. The survey will be conducted through Qualtrics, a commonly used survey platform for collecting quantitative and qualitative data through Bryant University. In conclusion, this thesis’s intent is to produce research that can compare college students’ anxiety levels during the pandemic to after the pandemic in order to help the mental health professional field.
