Exploring the effects of COVID-19-related traumatic events on the mental health of university students in Brazil: A cross-sectional investigation

被引：1

作者：

Rosario, Nacha Samadi Andrade ^{[1
]}

do Santos, Gabriel Soares Emiliano ^{[1
]}

Batista, Ana Luiza ^{[1
]}

de Assis, Aisllan Diego ^{[2
]}

Norte, Carlos Eduardo ^{[3
]}

Mocaiber, Izabela ^{[4
]}

Volchan, Eliane ^{[5
]}

Pereira, Grace Schenatto ^{[6
]}

Pereira, Mirtes Garcia ^{[7
]}

de Oliveira, Leticia ^{[7
]}

Meireles, Adriana Lucia ^{[8
]}

Bearzoti, Eduardo ^{[9
]}

Souza, Gabriela Guerra Leal ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Ouro Preto UFOP, Fed Univ Ouro Preto, Dept Biol Sci, Psychophysiol Lab, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Ouro Preto UFOP, Fed Univ Ouro Preto, Sch Med, Dept Family Med & Mental & Publ Hlth, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

[3] Univ Estado Rio De Janeiro UERJ, Rio De Janeiro State Univ, Inst Psychol, Dept Cognit & Dev, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

[4] Univ Fed Fluminense UFF, Fluminense Fed Univ, Inst Humanities & Hlth, Dept Nat Sci, Rio Das Ostras, RJ, Brazil

[5] Univ Fed Rio De Janeiro UFRJ, Fed Univ Rio De Janeiro, Inst Biophys Carlos Chagas Filho, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

[6] Univ Fed Minas Gerais UFMG, Fed Univ Minas Gerais, Dept Physiol & Biophys, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

[7] Univ Fed Fluminense UFF, Fluminense Fed Univ, BR-24420210 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil

[8] Univ Fed Ouro Preto UFOP, Fed Univ Ouro Preto, Dept Clin & Social Nutr, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

[9] Univ Fed Ouro Preto UFOP, Fed Univ Ouro Preto, Dept Stat, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

来源：

ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA | 2024年 / 247卷

关键词：

COVID-19; pandemic; Traumatic events; Mental health; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; University student; GENERAL-POPULATION; DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; ANXIETY; DASS; SEX;

D O I：

10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104300

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

University students are vulnerable to mental health issues during their academic lives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, university students faced mental distress due to lockdowns and the transition to e-learning. However, it is not known whether these students were also affected specifically by COVID-19-related traumatic events. This study examined the impact of COVID-19-related traumatic events on 2277 university students from two federal institutions of higher education in Brazil. The university students completed an online questionnaire covering demographics, lifestyle habits, health characteristics, COVID-19-related traumatic events, and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. The results showed that an increased intensity of COVID-19-related traumatic events was positively associated with stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, and each specific type of event was associated with these symptoms. In addition, we found a negative association between these symptoms and male sex and age and a positive association with having or having had a history of cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, or mental disorders or another disease diagnosed by a physician. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the heightened risk of mental health issues in university students in the face of COVID-19-related traumatic events. Women, young people and people who have or have had a history of disease were the most vulnerable to mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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