The psychological impact of the lockdown on Italian university students during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: psychological experiences, health risk perceptions, distance learning, and future perspectives
The psychological impact of the lockdown on Italian university students during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: psychological experiences, health risk perceptions, distance learning, and future perspectives
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DOI：
10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3009
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Parisi, Jessica
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作者：
Commodari, Elena;La Rosa, Valentina Lucia;Parisi, Jessica
背景资料：本研究旨在探讨意大利第一波COVID-19疫情期间大学生样本的封锁体验，重点关注对疫情信息的信心程度、对COVID-19相关健康风险的感知、与隔离相关的心理体验，以及对远程学习的看法和全面封锁后采取的措施。更具体地说，我们假设，生活在一个有更多限制的地区，大大有助于加重隔离经历的负面心理影响。此外，我们假设，对风险的高度感知和对感染病毒的高度恐惧与封锁期间更多的负面情绪显著相关。相反，坚持大流行遏制措施和对收到的COVID-19信息的信心是积极情绪的预测因素。方法：655名大学生在2020年4月22日至5月1日期间完成了一系列标准化问卷。数据进行了分析，通过单变量，双变量，多变量analysis.Results：学生表现出高度知情的大流行病和自信的有关病毒的信息。此外，他们对感染COVID-19的风险有良好的认识。总体而言，调查结果突显了封锁对心理的重大影响。学生们报告说，悲伤（51.3%），紧张（64.6%）和易怒（57%）比平时更大的感觉，增加反刍（70.9%）。此外，还报告了注意力难以集中（55.9%）、睡眠（54.5%）、进食障碍（73.6%）、心动过速（65%）和哭泣倾向（65%）。多元回归分析表明，居住在传染率较高地区（“红区”）的女生和年轻学生对隔离的负面感受更多。此外，高水平的感知易感性和较少遵守政府措施与消极的心理experiences.Conclusions：这些结果表明，大学生是一个弱势群体，需要采取具体的干预措施，以保护他们的心理健康在大流行期间。评估由于大流行病的压力事件持续存在而造成的后续传染波的心理影响将是有趣的。
Background: This study aimed to explore the lockdown experience on a sample of university students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, focusing on the degree of confidence in the information received about the pandemic, the perceived health risk related to COVID-19, the psychological experiences related to quarantine, and the opinions regarding distance learning and the measures to adopt after the total lockdown. More specifically, we hypothesized that living in an area with more restrictions significantly contributes to accentuating the negative psychological impact of the quarantine experience. Furthermore, we assumed that a high perception of risk and a high fear of contracting the virus are significantly associated with more negative feelings during the lockdown. Conversely, adherence to pandemic containment measures and confidence in the information received on COVID-19 are predictors of positive emotions.Methods: 655 university students completed a battery of standardized questionnaires between April 22 and May 1, 2020. The data was analyzed through univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis.Results: The students showed to be highly informed about the pandemic and confident regarding the information received about the virus. Furthermore, they had a good perception of their risk of contracting COVID-19. Overall, the results highlighted a significant psychological impact of the lockdown. Students reported greater feelings of sadness (51.3%), nervousness (64.6%), and irritability (57%) than usual, with increased ruminations (70.9%). Furthermore, difficulty concentrating (55.9%), sleeping (54.5%), eating disorders (73.6%), tachycardia (65%), and a tendency to cry (65%) were also reported. Multiple regression suggests that female and younger students who lived in areas with a higher rate of contagion ("red zones") experienced more negative feelings related to quarantine. Moreover, high levels of perceived susceptibility and less compliance with government measures were associated with negative psychological experiences.Conclusions: These results show that university students represent a vulnerable population, and specific interventions are needed to protect their psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. It would be interesting to evaluate the psychological impact of the subsequent waves of contagion due to the persistence of the pandemic's stressful event.