Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Objective Investigate how the exposure to the disease and changes in work conditions influenced the perception of stress, anxiety, and depression levels. Method 405 students from Higher Education Institutions in Brazil answered an online form composed of a sociodemographic and exposure to...
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| author | Joene Vieira-Santos Wanderson Feldkircher Paiva Cynthia Caroline Mendes-Pacheco |
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| description | Abstract Objective Investigate how the exposure to the disease and changes in work conditions influenced the perception of stress, anxiety, and depression levels. Method 405 students from Higher Education Institutions in Brazil answered an online form composed of a sociodemographic and exposure to COVID-19 questionnaire and stress, anxiety, and depression scales. Results It was observed that the prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression among the participants was 56.8%, 41.7%, and 37.0%, respectively. Furthermore, stress assumed a role as a mediator of levels of anxiety and depression. Conclusion The data from this study can support the development of institutional actions that help students to better handle the difficulties arising from the pandemic and/or other sources of stressors that impact academic life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3546d69fffcf4bbc9bd41ae77fb138c92023-11-21T07:46:04ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-02752023-11-014010.1590/1982-0275202340e200245Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemicJoene Vieira-Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9529-8417Wanderson Feldkircher Paivahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1316-6152Cynthia Caroline Mendes-Pachecohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0488-2912Abstract Objective Investigate how the exposure to the disease and changes in work conditions influenced the perception of stress, anxiety, and depression levels. Method 405 students from Higher Education Institutions in Brazil answered an online form composed of a sociodemographic and exposure to COVID-19 questionnaire and stress, anxiety, and depression scales. Results It was observed that the prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression among the participants was 56.8%, 41.7%, and 37.0%, respectively. Furthermore, stress assumed a role as a mediator of levels of anxiety and depression. Conclusion The data from this study can support the development of institutional actions that help students to better handle the difficulties arising from the pandemic and/or other sources of stressors that impact academic life.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2023000102803&lng=en&tlng=enCoronavirus infectionsMental healthStudentsUniversities |
| spellingShingle | Joene Vieira-Santos Wanderson Feldkircher Paiva Cynthia Caroline Mendes-Pacheco Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) Coronavirus infections Mental health Students Universities |
| title | Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| title_short | Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | symptoms of stress anxiety and depression in university students during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Coronavirus infections Mental health Students Universities |
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