Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on mental health among university students: a cross-sectional study

Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

Purpose This study aims to identify the key factors contributing mental health issues among home-quarantined university students in Bangladesh during COVID-19 pandemic and analyze how these affect their psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach adopted a positivist paradigm used cross-sectional design. Data were collected from 480 public using snowball sampling technique. A 22-item standardized questionnaire was administered through Google Form, with responses gathered on four-point Likert scale. SPSS v. 25 SmartPLS 3.0 for data analysis. Findings The results indicate that stagnation educational system (SES), social interaction communication changes (SICC), economic crisis (EC) infrastructural technological insufficiency (ITI) significantly impact students’ (MDS). All four hypotheses showed p -values below 0.05, beta values of 0.183, 0.181, 0.242 0.262, respectively. coefficient determination ( R² ) 0.420, demonstrating substantial collective health. Originality/value offers valuable information about affected suggests ways reduce stress similar situations.

Язык: Английский

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Investigating the Relationship Among Fear of COVID-19, Student Engagements in Online Learning Environment and Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025

Due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, most countries have made rapid decisions on various topics. Regarding education, prevent spread of coronavirus, it was decided replace face-to-face learning. In Türkiye, universities started offering online classes in March 2019. This transition has raised concerns regarding student engagement learning environments (SEOLE) and psychological well-being (PWB) due fear COVID-19 (FC-19) as a construct. Furthermore, intolerance uncertainty (IU) emerged critical mediator influencing these dynamics. Four models were proposed examine relationships. Models 1 2, mediates relationship between environments, with age, gender, class level, perceived success included control variables. 3 4 investigate how well-being, using same By synthesizing empirical studies theoretical frameworks, we elucidate mechanisms that may mitigate adverse effects pandemic among students.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring Coping Strategies of Different Generations of Students Starting University

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2021

Introduction: Coping strategies and adaptation skills are key features in successfully adjusting to university challenges. an essential part of the Psychological immune system, which leads successful adaptation. Due COVID-19 most universities have changed their face-to-face teaching for online education. Nevertheless, there is little concrete empirical evidence on how this generation students with ongoing impacts disruptive changes can cope it. Colleges need make order retain new students. Our aim was explore characteristics coping from three different age groups. Method: were measured by Immune Competence Inventory (PICI). Differences detected between generations. Group comparisons (pre-2004, pre-Covid, post-Covid) groups compared) using PICI subscales independent sample analysis variance. The consisted 4,731 students, 2,768 (58.5%) men 1,730 (36.56%) women. Results: Students 2004 showed significantly higher scores Self-regulation subsystem scale compared pre-Covid post-Covid subsystem: F(2, 2,569.607) = 444.375, p < 0.001, η2 0.27: small effect, ω2 0.27; Resilience: 2,372.117) 1171.855, 0.14: 0.14. Based results, explained variance ratio at least 10% based self-regulation resilience. Conclusions: capacity seems decrease through years. Nonetheless, interventions may a further facilitating role maintenance development psychological immunity during college

Язык: Английский

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Acciones para una universidad saludable: Impacto sobre la salud mental y física de los jóvenes (Actions for a healthy university: Impact on mental and physical health in young people)

Retos, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 44, С. 1045 - 1052

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2022

La inactividad física y sedentarismo se encuentran presentes en un alto porcentaje de los estudiantes universitarios, hecho que ha visto acentuado tras la crisis sanitaria vivida recientemente a causa COVID-19. El ejercicio físico como parte programas las Universidades Saludables presenta una posible estrategia para afrontar esta problemática. objetivo este estudio piloto fue analizar efectos programa entrenamiento sobre el nivel actividad (AF), salud mental composición corporal universitarios sedentarios. Se diseñó longitudinal medidas repetidas. 14 fueron evaluados tres momentos temporales: al iniciar entrenamiento, su finalización dos semanas del programa. Los diferentes instrumentos utilizados siguientes: Cuestionario Internacional Actividad Física (nivel AF), cuestionario DASS-21 estrés, depresión ansiedad) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (calidad sueño) cinta métrica (perímetros) bioimpedancia (peso, IMC, % masa grasa muscular). Tras cinco post-entrenamiento observaron mejoras significativas AF, calidad sueño participantes (p < ,05). muscular única variable relacionada con mejoró significativamente supervisado = ,04). resultados presente demostraron acciones universidades basadas saludables mejoran universitarios. Abstract. University students frequently show high levels of physical inactivity as well sedentary lifestyle. This fact has been increased after the recent health caused by Physical exercise, part programs Healthy Universities, could be strategy to face this problem. The purpose pilot study was analyze effects an exercise program on level activity, health, and body composition in university students. A with repeated measures designed. were evaluated at three different moments: beginning program, completion, two weeks end program. followings instruments used: International Activity Questionnaire (level activity), questionnaire stress, depression, anxiety), (quality sleep), tape measure (perimeters), monitor (weight, BMI, fat mass muscle mass). After five intervention post-intervention, quality sleep improved 0.05). Regarding composition, only that 0.04). results present showed actions universities based healthy training improve

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Awareness and Behaviors Regarding COVID-19 among Albanian Undergraduates

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 11(4), С. 45 - 45

Опубликована: Март 31, 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the adoption of restriction measures that have had notable consequences on health and wellbeing individuals. This survey was carried out a sample 905 Albanian undergraduates assess their knowledge about COVID-19 health-related behaviors communication changes during lockdown. students were invited complete pre-validated questionnaire lessons. results show majority surveyed able answer correctly main epidemiological features disease. level proven be proportional students' education (enrollment year age). No considerable relationship emerged with respect diet or smoking. On other hand, relevant portion (37.6%) declared decreased physical activity (PA). Finally, increase in intensity frequency peers parents by 34.7% 50.8% sample, respectively. Lifestyle variables found mutually related, as outcomes. participants showed satisfactory awareness regarding epidemic. However, registered reduction PA may represent public issue should addressed adequate policies. use electronic media seems increased habits this population group.

Язык: Английский

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