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Mental Health and Psychological Impact during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey of Portuguese Higher Education Students
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant psychological impact on vulnerable groups,
particularly students. The present study aims to investigate the mental and psychological impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors in a sample of Portuguese higher education students.
An online cross-sectional study was conducted among 1522 higher education students selected by
convenience sampling. The survey assessed mental health symptoms as well as sociodemographic
variables, health-related perceptions, and psychological factors. Results were fitted to binary and
multivariable logistic regression models. The overall prevalences of stress, anxiety, and depression
were 35.7%, 36.2%, and 28.5%, respectively. Poor mental health outcomes were related with being
female, having no children, living with someone with chronic disease, facing hopelessness, and
lacking resilient coping. Future studies focusing on better ways to promote mental health and
wellbeing among students are warranted. It is necessary to gather more evidence on the postpandemic mental health using robust study designs and standardized assessment tools.
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Mental health Pandemic Graduation education Portugal Hope Coping
Citation
Laranjeira, C.; Dixe, M.A.; Valentim, O.; Charepe, Z.; Querido, A. Mental Health and Psychological Impact during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey of Portuguese Higher Education Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19010337
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MDPI