Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Resumo: | Globally, the COVID-19 outbreak had an adverse effect on higher education students’ mental health and psychological well-being. This study aims to assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression and associated factors in a sample of students in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the predictive effect of mental health status on coping. The sample was collected between March and July 2020 and included 392 higher education students in Portugal. An online cross-sectional study was conducted using a survey that included an information form, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. The prevalence of mild-to-extremely severe depression, anxiety and stress was 24.2%, 32.7% and 33.4%, respectively. About 60% of the sample had poor coping abilities. Masters students, participants older than 30 years and female participants had significantly greater resilient coping compared to undergraduate students and younger and male participants (p < 0.05). Resilient coping correlated negatively with depression, anxiety and stress. The regression analysis showed that age together with overall levels of depression, anxiety and stress explained 16.9% of the variance in coping. The results should inform the implementation of interventions to mitigate the impact of psychological distress and promote mental health. |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 PandemicMental healthHigher education studentsStressAnxietyDepressionCopingCOVID-19PandemicPortugalGlobally, the COVID-19 outbreak had an adverse effect on higher education students’ mental health and psychological well-being. This study aims to assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression and associated factors in a sample of students in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the predictive effect of mental health status on coping. The sample was collected between March and July 2020 and included 392 higher education students in Portugal. An online cross-sectional study was conducted using a survey that included an information form, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. The prevalence of mild-to-extremely severe depression, anxiety and stress was 24.2%, 32.7% and 33.4%, respectively. About 60% of the sample had poor coping abilities. Masters students, participants older than 30 years and female participants had significantly greater resilient coping compared to undergraduate students and younger and male participants (p < 0.05). Resilient coping correlated negatively with depression, anxiety and stress. The regression analysis showed that age together with overall levels of depression, anxiety and stress explained 16.9% of the variance in coping. The results should inform the implementation of interventions to mitigate the impact of psychological distress and promote mental health.MDPIIC-OnlineLaranjeira, CarlosDixe, Maria dos AnjosQuerido, Ana2024-01-09T15:56:03Z2023-02-102023-02-10T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/9215engLaranjeira, C.; Dixe, M.A.; Querido, A. Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2023, 13, 429–439. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ejihpe13020032https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe130200322254-9625info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-17T15:59:08Zoai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/9215Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:51:47.918768Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic Laranjeira, Carlos Mental health Higher education students Stress Anxiety Depression Coping COVID-19 Pandemic Portugal |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Laranjeira, Carlos |
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Laranjeira, Carlos Dixe, Maria dos Anjos Querido, Ana |
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Dixe, Maria dos Anjos Querido, Ana |
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Laranjeira, Carlos Dixe, Maria dos Anjos Querido, Ana |
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Mental health Higher education students Stress Anxiety Depression Coping COVID-19 Pandemic Portugal |
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Mental health Higher education students Stress Anxiety Depression Coping COVID-19 Pandemic Portugal |
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Globally, the COVID-19 outbreak had an adverse effect on higher education students’ mental health and psychological well-being. This study aims to assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression and associated factors in a sample of students in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the predictive effect of mental health status on coping. The sample was collected between March and July 2020 and included 392 higher education students in Portugal. An online cross-sectional study was conducted using a survey that included an information form, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale. The prevalence of mild-to-extremely severe depression, anxiety and stress was 24.2%, 32.7% and 33.4%, respectively. About 60% of the sample had poor coping abilities. Masters students, participants older than 30 years and female participants had significantly greater resilient coping compared to undergraduate students and younger and male participants (p < 0.05). Resilient coping correlated negatively with depression, anxiety and stress. The regression analysis showed that age together with overall levels of depression, anxiety and stress explained 16.9% of the variance in coping. The results should inform the implementation of interventions to mitigate the impact of psychological distress and promote mental health. |
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Laranjeira, C.; Dixe, M.A.; Querido, A. Mental Health Status and Coping among Portuguese Higher Education Students in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2023, 13, 429–439. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ejihpe13020032 https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe13020032 2254-9625 |
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