Objective: To explore the mental health status of college students under the background of
the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and to put forward targeted suggestions. Methods: A convenient
sampling was used to select 4294 college students in Guizhou Province to conduct a questionnaire survey
in the context of COVID-19, including general information questionnaires (sex, place of origin, only
child, etc.), symptom self-rating scale (SCL-90), using descriptive Sexual statistics were used to analyze
the mental health status of college students, and the independent sample T test was used to analyze
the differences in the mental health level of college students with different characteristics. Results: The
two factors with the highest score and detection rate of college students were obsessive-compulsive
symptoms and interpersonal sensitivity, and the two lowest factors were somatization and hostility. There
were significant differences in gender for each factor (p<0.05), significant differences in somatization,
interpersonal sensitivity and fear in the source of birth (p<0.05), and significant differences in other
factors in whether or not the only child was born (p<0.05). Conclusion: Various measures should be taken
to adjust students’ psychological adjustment and strengthen psychological intervention.