Empirically Derived Psychological Profiles of College Students: Differential Associations With COVID-19 Impact and Social Adjustment.

Using latent profile analysis, we derived psychological profiles of undergraduates during the pandemic and investigated profiles' differential associations with COVID-19 impact and social adjustment. Participants ( = 517) completed measures of depression, loneliness, and anxiety, and two indices of social adjustment: friendship support and social connectedness. We identified , , and symptom profiles. Higher COVID-19 impact was associated with increased odds of belonging to the versus and profiles, and the versus profile. On social adjustment, the profile outscored the profile, which outscored the profile. Overall, findings imply that individuals who perceive high levels of COVID-19 impact are especially likely to belong to a profile characterized by severe psychological symptoms and that membership in this profile is associated with social maladjustment.