ArticleEuropean journal of public health2022
Depressive symptoms in higher education students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of containment measures.
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- Remote mental health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review.Behaviour research and therapy · 2022Pooled it
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- Sexual Activity and Mental Health in Higher Education Students in Antwerp, Belgium During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Symptoms of anxiety and depression among health and social science students: A multicenter study.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Resilience and mental health in university students post-COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the Republic of Cyprus.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Climate Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms among Undergraduate Students of a College in a Higher Education Institution in Manila, Philippines.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Health promoting resources and lifestyle factors among higher education students in healthcare and social work programmes: a survey with a longitudinal multicentre design.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Mental health problems among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study from Sweden.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2024Article
- University Students' Financial Situation During COVID-19 and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: Results of the COVID-19 German Student Well-Being Study (C19 GSWS).Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- An international comparison of gender differences in mental health among higher-education students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel design.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- Moderation of the association between COVID-19-related income loss and depression by receipt of financial support: Repeated cross-sectional surveys of young adults in Canada and France (2020-2021).SSM - population health · 2023Article
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backgroundStudents are a vulnerable group for the indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly their mental health. This paper examined the cross-national variation in students' depressive symptoms and whether this can be related to the various protective measures implemented in response to the initial stage of the COVID-19 outbreak.
methodsStudent data stem from the COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study, covering 26 countries during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Country-level data on government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic were retrieved from the Oxford COVID-19 Tracker. Multilevel analyses were performed to estimate the impact of the containment and economic support measures on students' depressive symptoms (n = 78 312).
resultsSchool and workplace closures, and stay-at-home restrictions were positively related to students' depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, while none of the economic support measures significantly related to depressive symptoms. Countries' scores on the index of these containment measures explained 1.5% of the cross-national variation in students' depressive symptoms (5.3%). This containment index's effect was stable, even when controlling for the economic support index, students' characteristics, and countries' epidemiological context and economic conditions.
conclusionsOur findings raise concerns about the potential adverse effects of existing containment measures (especially the closure of schools and workplaces and stay-at-home restrictions) on students' mental health.
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