The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Portuguese university students
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Portuguese university students
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DOI：
10.1111/inm.12999
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发表时间：
2022-04-06
影响因子：
5.6
通讯作者：
Costa, Patricio
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作者：
Sequeira, Carlos;Araujo, Odete;Costa, Patricio
在全球范围内，新冠肺炎疫情已经扰乱了人们的日常生活，尤其是对大学生来说。这项研究旨在比较大流行前学生在大流行封锁期间的心理健康领域。一项横断面研究分两波进行，分别在2020年3月新冠肺炎大流行之前(n=3579)和2020年5月第一次封锁后2个月(n=1228)，对20所葡萄牙大学的在校学生进行了研究。采用积极心理健康问卷(PMHQ)、心理健康知识问卷、心理健康促进知识问卷和心理脆弱性量表。统计分析采用双变量关联和多元线性回归模型。学生主要是女性(79%)，平均年龄为23.2岁(SD=6.6)，离开家庭环境(43%)，外出(43%)，以及奖学金获得者(37%)。PVS评分越高，PMHQ在这两个时间点都越低(P<；0.01)。这些横断面研究表明，在新冠肺炎爆发之前和期间研究的精神健康变量略有变化。女性、更年轻、离家出外、有奖学金(P<；0.01)似乎增加了在大流行前和大流行期间精神健康变化的易感性。大学应该制定促进学生心理健康的策略。
Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive effect on daily routines, especially for university students. This study aimed to compare pre-pandemic domains of students' mental health during the pandemic lockdown. One cross-sectional study was conducted in two waves with academic students from 20 Portuguese universities, in March 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 3579) and 2 months after the first lockdown in May 2020 (n = 1228). The Positive Mental Health Questionnaire (PMHQ), the Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire, the Mental Health-promoting knowledge, and the Psychological Vulnerability Scale were used. Statistical analyses were performed by bivariate associations and multiple linear regression models. Students were mostly women (79%), with an average age of 23.2 years (SD = 6.6), displaced from their family environment (43%), out-of-home (43%), and scholarship holders (37%). Higher scores found in the PVS were associated with decreased PMHQ in both moments (P < 0.01). These cross-sectional studies showed a slight variation in the mental health variables studied in the period before and during the COVID-19 outbreak. Being a woman, younger, out-of-home, and having a scholarship (P < 0.01) seem to increase susceptibility to mental health variation before and during the pandemic. Universities should develop strategies that promote students' mental health.