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ArticleGenus2021

Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on university students' anxiety disorder in Italy.

Giovanni Busetta, Maria Gabriella Campolo, Fabio Fiorillo, Laura Pagani, Demetrio Panarello, Valeria Augello

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Article in Genus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Giovanni BusettaDepartment of Economics, University of Messina, Via Dei Verdi 75, 98122 Messina, Italy.
Maria Gabriella CampoloDepartment of Economics, University of Messina, Via Dei Verdi 75, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1075-4573
Fabio FiorilloDipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Laura PaganiDepartment of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Demetrio PanarelloDepartment of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", University of Bologna, Via delle Belle Arti 41, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Valeria AugelloS.A.M.O ONLUS , Via Giusti 33, Palermo, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of specific population sections, with regards to economic and work conditions, mental and physical well-being, and context-based factors, emphasizing the need for timely policy measures aimed at counteracting the Italian economic framework's fragility-which poorly adapts to unexpected circumstances. Identifying the most vulnerable groups is, therefore, essential with a view to carrying out targeted measures. Concerning University, the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 could likely result in a decrease in enrollments to both the first and further years of study, with significant consequences on the future of students and the system as a whole. The class of students is of great interest, as it is made up of individuals differing from each other in many ways. Our investigation is aimed at observing anxiety levels filtering the perception of one's anxiety state in a highly stressful time such as the pandemic from the usual anxiety levels. This evaluation allows us to evaluate the similarity of individual behaviors during the lockdown period with those from the previous period.

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Coronavirus outbreakMental healthPandemicSTAI testState and trait anxiety

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PMCPMC8502092

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