Depression, anxiety and stress in university students and their relationship with sociodemographic and psychosocial factors post-COVID-19
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https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v30i0.96208Keywords:
Students, Universities, COVID-19, Mental Health, PandemicsAbstract
Objective: to assess the prevalence and levels of depression, anxiety and stress in university students in the post-COVID-19 pandemic context and their relationship with sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics.
Method: a cross-sectional, multicenter study developed in four Brazilian public universities. Data were collected between October 2022 and April 2024, using a sociodemographic and psychosocial characterization questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation tests.
Results: prevalence rates higher than 75% were identified for depression, anxiety and stress in university students. Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors were statistically associated with the levels of the constructs. There was an inversely proportional relationship between self-perceived physical health and levels of depression (-0.362), anxiety (-0.335) and stress (-0.315), as well as self-perceived mental health and depression (-0.581), anxiety (-0.517) and stress (-0.518), all with p-values <0.001.
Conclusion: the emotional vulnerability of university students and the need to adopt coping strategies that can mitigate the disorders investigated were highlighted.
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