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  • Mental health prevalence and predictors among university students in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic [Elektronski vir] : a cross-national study
    Ochnik, Dominika ...
    The student population has been highly vulnerable to the risk of mental health deterioration during the coronavirus disease (COVID%19) pandemic. This study aimed to reveal the prevalence and ... predictors of mental health among students in Poland, Slovenia, Czechia, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Israel, and Colombia in a socioeconomic context during the COVID%19 pandemic. The study was conducted among 2349 students (69% women) from May%July 2020. Data were collected by means of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD%7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ%8), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS%10), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Standard & Poor%s Global Ratings, the Oxford COVID%19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), and a sociodemographic survey. Descriptive statistics and Bayesian multilevel skew%normal regression analyses were conducted. The prevalence of high stress, depression, and generalized anxiety symptoms in the total sample was 61.30%, 40.3%, and 30%, respectively. The multilevel Bayesian model showed that female sex was a credible predictor of PSS%10, GAD%7, and PHQ%8 scores. In addition, place of residence (town) and educational level (first%cycle studies) were risk factors for the PHQ%8. This study showed that mental health issues are alarming in the student population. Regular psychological support should be provided to students by universities.
    Source: Scientific reports [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 2045-2322 (Vol. 11, art. no. 18644, 2021, str. 1-13)
    Type of material - e-article
    Publish date - 2021
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 77330179

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    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97697-3
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