Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Prospective Cross-National Study

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Abstract This prospective study aimed to examine changes in mental health and differences due educational status (ES) country among young adults aged 20-40 from four countries during the COVID-19 pandemic a three-month period. The total of 1714 participants (932 women): students ( n = 321) non-students 519) 20-30, educated 388), non-educated 486) 31-40 Poland 445), Slovenia 430), Germany 417), Israel 422) responded online survey February 2021 May–June 2021. used measurements were: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8). A repeated-measures two-way mixed-factor ANOVA was performed over time, (ES), across for indicators. results showed stability time anxiety depression while small decrease stress. Students scored significantly higher stress, anxiety, compared non-/educated non-studying peers. Participants than Israel. Moreover, Polish reported highest stress all countries. student population is more vulnerable issues peers with without an academic degree, particularly Germany. Disclosure Interest None Declared

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عنوان ژورنال: European Psychiatry

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['0924-9338', '1778-3585']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.67