COVID-19 Stressors, Ethnic Discrimination, COVID-19 Fears, and Mental Health Among Latinx College Students

Delida Sanchez; Fiorella L.Carlos Chavez; Kevin M. Wagner; German A. Cadenas; Lucas Torres; Alison Cerezo

doi:10.1037/dhe0000448

COVID-19 Stressors, Ethnic Discrimination, COVID-19 Fears, and Mental Health Among Latinx College Students

Delida Sanchez, Fiorella L.Carlos Chavez, Kevin M. Wagner, German A. Cadenas, Lucas Torres, Alison Cerezo

Nursing and Health Innovation, Edson College of (EDSON)

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This study examined the links between COVID-19 psychosocial stressors, ethnic discrimination, COVID-19 fears, and their combined effects on mental health outcomes among U.S.-based Latinx college students (N = 148; Mage = 20.68, SD = 2.53). Findings showed that sleep and eating disturbances, emotional distress, and work disruptions were linked with fear of contamination, fear of social distancing, and fear of pandemic impact. Further, ethnic discrimination was found to uniquely contribute to COVID-19 fears above and beyond COVID-19 psychosocial stressors. Finally, COVID-19 emotional distress and COVID fear of pandemic impact were significantly linked to anxiety and depression symptomatology. Recommendations for practice and future research are provided.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000448
State	Accepted/In press - 2022

Keywords

Covid-19
Covid-19 fears and stressors
Discrimination
Latinx college students
Mental health

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Education

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