The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background To comprehend the current state of death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, analyze its influencing factors, and provide recommendations for mitigating death anxiety among these students. Methods From March to May 2023, utilizing a cluster sampli...
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| author | Guangjian Li Zhou Wang Tingye Gao Xin Gao Junli Sun Peng Li Fengda Wu Shouzhi Wu Jie Zhou Yaping Kong Xugui Sun |
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| description | Abstract Background To comprehend the current state of death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, analyze its influencing factors, and provide recommendations for mitigating death anxiety among these students. Methods From March to May 2023, utilizing a cluster sampling method, students from three universities in Changzhou, Jiangsu, were selected as research participants. The investigation employed a general information questionnaire, the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the Chinese Version Templer-Death Anxiety Scale (CT-DAS), and the brief version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-10). Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to examine the factors influencing death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results The total average score of death anxiety among the college students in this study was 44.35 ± 8.21. There was a positive correlation between death anxiety scores and both PTSD symptoms scores and neuroticism (r = 0.134, 0.255, both P < 0.01), and a negative correlation between death anxiety scores and extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and age (r=-0.135, -0.049, -0.172, -0.093, all P < 0.01). Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that gender, age, place of origin, COVID-19 infection, PTSD symptoms scores, neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness were significant factors influencing death anxiety among college students (all P < 0.05). Conclusions Death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic is relatively high and is associated with gender, age, place of origin, COVID-19 infection, PTSD symptoms scores, and personality traits. Appropriate intervention strategies can be formulated based on these influencing factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf58927a93f946a3a7705297003445a02025-01-26T12:55:51ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-01-012511910.1186/s12889-025-21477-1The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional studyGuangjian Li0Zhou Wang1Tingye Gao2Xin Gao3Junli Sun4Peng Li5Fengda Wu6Shouzhi Wu7Jie Zhou8Yaping Kong9Xugui Sun10Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Changzhou Dean HospitalPsychiatry and Psychology Department, Changzhou Dean HospitalPsychiatry and Psychology Department, Changzhou Dean HospitalMental Health Education Center, ChangZhou Vocational Institute of EngineeringMental Health Education Center, ChangZhou Vocational Institute of EngineeringDepartment of Student Affairs, ChangZhou Vocational Institute of Textile and GarmentSuzhou Top Institute of Information TechnologyPhysical Education Teaching and Research Office, Wannan Medical CollegePsychiatry and Psychology Department, Changzhou Dean HospitalPsychiatry and Psychology Department, Changzhou Dean HospitalPhysical Education Teaching and Research Office, Wannan Medical CollegeAbstract Background To comprehend the current state of death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, analyze its influencing factors, and provide recommendations for mitigating death anxiety among these students. Methods From March to May 2023, utilizing a cluster sampling method, students from three universities in Changzhou, Jiangsu, were selected as research participants. The investigation employed a general information questionnaire, the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the Chinese Version Templer-Death Anxiety Scale (CT-DAS), and the brief version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-10). Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to examine the factors influencing death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results The total average score of death anxiety among the college students in this study was 44.35 ± 8.21. There was a positive correlation between death anxiety scores and both PTSD symptoms scores and neuroticism (r = 0.134, 0.255, both P < 0.01), and a negative correlation between death anxiety scores and extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and age (r=-0.135, -0.049, -0.172, -0.093, all P < 0.01). Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that gender, age, place of origin, COVID-19 infection, PTSD symptoms scores, neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness were significant factors influencing death anxiety among college students (all P < 0.05). Conclusions Death anxiety among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic is relatively high and is associated with gender, age, place of origin, COVID-19 infection, PTSD symptoms scores, and personality traits. Appropriate intervention strategies can be formulated based on these influencing factors.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21477-1Death anxietyPost-traumatic stress disorderPersonality traitsInfluencing factors |
| spellingShingle | Guangjian Li Zhou Wang Tingye Gao Xin Gao Junli Sun Peng Li Fengda Wu Shouzhi Wu Jie Zhou Yaping Kong Xugui Sun The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health Death anxiety Post-traumatic stress disorder Personality traits Influencing factors |
| title | The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | The status and influencing factors of death anxiety among Chinese college students under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | status and influencing factors of death anxiety among chinese college students under the covid 19 pandemic a cross sectional study |
| topic | Death anxiety Post-traumatic stress disorder Personality traits Influencing factors |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21477-1 |
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