Development and Test of Mental Cognition Scale for College Students in COVID-19

Abstract: The campus life of college students has undergone a tremendous change since the outbreak of COVID-19. Due to the constant adjustment of the policy, the closure of schools and dormitories, students’ communication and leisure activities are restricted, so their mood fluctuates, which cannot be fully reflected by traditional scales. College students live a group life, their mentality has social and group attributes, whose formation and change involve many factors and is not simply the accumulation and mechanical superposition of individual mindsets. The Population Mental Health Measurement (DASS) tends to be the measurement when negative emotions are severe, so it cannot fully express the “positive” attitude when the epidemic is getting better.SCL-90 (90 Symptom Checklist) and SDS (Depression Status Scale) usually tend to measure individuals rather than studies on risk perception and psychological behavior. After research, the mental awareness scale during the COVID-19 was prepared and tested. Our research has positive implications for the public’s mental perception under COVID-19. Only by understanding the changes in the mindset of the public can we carry out targeted psychological counseling and win the people’s war against the epidemic.