An Assessment of Mental Health of College Students using DASS-21, SWEMWBS, & Satisfaction with Life

In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the present study focusses on assessing its impact on the mental health of the college students in Delhi-NCR region of India. The mental health has been measured using the DASS-21 scale of depression, anxiety, and stress. Using the sample of 1410 students, study assessed the impact of COVID-19 induced depression and anxiety on the stress, mental well-being, and life satisfaction. The hypothesis testing has been done Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test along with PLS SEM using SmartPLS 3.3. It has been found that the students have been experiencing severe to extremely severe anxiety, stress, and depression. There have been significant variations in DASS-21 parameters in different age groups. Further stress and mental well-being serially mediate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction.