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Association between psychological distress, lifestyle and career planning on health-related quality of life among the university students during school closure of COVID-19 pandemic in China

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  • Baochen Su
  • Zhengna Sun
  • Rui Chen
  • Hui Liu
  • Xixing Xu
  • Fanlei Kong

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The COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures presented unprecedented challenges to university students’ well-being, highlighting an urgent need to understand the factors influencing their health-related quality of life. This study aimed to explore the association between psychological distress, lifestyle, and career planning on the health-related quality of life of university students during the school closure period in China. A cross-sectional study was conducted, collecting data from 1965 Chinese college students locked down in campus during COVID-19 using a snowball sampling method via an online questionnaire platform (Wenjuan.com). Psychological distress and the health-related quality of life were measured by scales. Descriptive analysis, Chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. The mean physical component summary score was 47.5, while the mean mental component summary score was 36.8. Students who were women (OR=1.444, P = 0.003), having a boy or girl friend (OR=1.379, P = 0.008), with rural hukou (OR=1.446, P = 0.004), with low psychological distress (OR=4.589, P

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  • Baochen Su & Zhengna Sun & Rui Chen & Hui Liu & Xixing Xu & Fanlei Kong, 2026. "Association between psychological distress, lifestyle and career planning on health-related quality of life among the university students during school closure of COVID-19 pandemic in China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 21(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0347032
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0347032
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