ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Mental Health and Loneliness in University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: A Longitudinal Study.
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- Depressive Symptoms Among Higher Education Students in Germany-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Public health reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 mitigations on anxiety and depression amongst university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Interplay of academic stress, digital fatigue, and loneliness in predicting university students' mental health in the post-COVID era.Discover mental health · 2026Article
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- Physical exercise and loneliness in higher education: a national study of Norwegian students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Long-term enhancement mechanisms of peer support on college students' mental health: testing a chain mediation model based on three-year longitudinal tracking.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Loneliness and mental burden among German medical students during the fading COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- University students' thriving during remote and in-person instruction in the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from two academic years.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Exploring the association between loneliness, work environment, and depressive symptoms: evidence from young Korean workers in the Seoul Metropolitan Area.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Student well-being: the impact of belonging, COVID-19 pandemic related student stress, loneliness, and academic anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring the link between empathy, stress, altruism, and loneliness in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Impact of Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental and Physical Health in a German Population-Based Sample.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- COVID-19-Related Stressors and Psychophysical Health Conditions among Italian University Students: A Post Pandemic Insight.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors related to increased alcohol misuse by students compared to non-students during the first Covid-19 lockdown in France: the Confins study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and its preventive measures had adverse consequences for mental health. However, knowledge of mental health trajectories across the pandemic is limited. This study investigated the mental health levels and changes among university students during the pandemic and lockdown in Germany, as well as their associated factors. We surveyed students' mental health (
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