Assessment of psychological distress as a function of positive psychological variables during the COVID-19 pandemic: A university longitudinal study.

To examine changes in psychological distress of college students as a function of demographic and psychological variables over time during the COVID-19 pandemic. : Subjects were recruited from a large public university in Northeast Ohio using electronic surveys administered at three time points in 2020. : Demographics, positive psychological metrics (flourishing, perceived social support, and resilience) and psychological distress were collected and a mixed linear model was run to estimate their effect on change in distress.