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Deng J, Li T, Wang J, et al. Longitudinal influence of COVID-19-related stress on sexual compulsivity symptoms in Chinese undergraduates. BMC Psychiatry. 2021;21(1):376doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03369-x.
Deng, J., Li, T., Wang, J., & Teng, L. (2021). Longitudinal influence of COVID-19-related stress on sexual compulsivity symptoms in Chinese undergraduates. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 376. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03369-x
Deng, Jianjun, et al. "Longitudinal influence of COVID-19-related stress on sexual compulsivity symptoms in Chinese undergraduates." BMC psychiatry vol. 21,1 (2021): 376. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03369-x
Deng J, Li T, Wang J, Teng L. Longitudinal influence of COVID-19-related stress on sexual compulsivity symptoms in Chinese undergraduates. BMC Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 27;21(1):376. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03369-x. PMID: 34315438; PMCID: PMC8314266.
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BMC Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 27;21(1):376. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03369-x.

Longitudinal influence of COVID-19-related stress on sexual compulsivity symptoms in Chinese undergraduates.

BMC psychiatry

Jianjun Deng, Tsingan Li, Jiali Wang, Limei Teng

Affiliations

  1. Computer network information center, Chinese academy of sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. [email protected].
  2. Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences, Hohhot, 010070, China. [email protected].
  3. Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
  4. Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences, Hohhot, 010070, China.

PMID: 34315438 PMCID: PMC8314266 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03369-x

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The coping theory shows that stressful life events are associated with individuals' psychology/behaviors; meanwhile, the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is known to have impacted individuals' physical and mental health. Prior studies revealed that undergraduates have many sexual behavior and emotion disorders, which may be impacted during an isolation period, such as the one brought by COVID-19. However, few studies have explored the longitudinal associations between COVID-19-related stress and sexual compulsivity symptoms (SCS), and the mediating effect of emotions (i.e., depression and anxiety) on this relationship. This longitudinal study aimed to investigate these associations.

METHODS: We employed a cross-lagged design (2020/2/12: Time 1, 3219 participants; 2020/6/6: Time 2, 2998 participants) and recruited Chinese undergraduates through an online system to respond to a survey.

RESULTS: Our results showed that COVID-19-related stress at Time 1 directly influenced SCS at Time 1, and there was an indirect influence via depression and anxiety at Time 1. COVID-19-related stress at Time 1 positively correlated with depression, anxiety, and SCS at Time 2, and the first could directly and positively predict SCS at Time 2. Moreover, albeit depression at Time 2 was negatively linked to SCS at Time 2, anxiety at Time 2 enhanced the effect of COVID-19-related stress on SCS.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings extend the literature on SCS, showing that the higher the COVID-19-related stress, the higher the SCS, and the longer-lasting effect was associated with anxiety in undergraduates. Furthermore, depression does not mediate the relationship between COVID-19-related stress and SCS.

© 2021. The Author(s).

Keywords: Anxiety sexual compulsivity symptom; COVID-19; Depression

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