Mental health of French students during the Covid-19 pandemic

This study evaluates the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of 8004 French students in the East part of France, which has been the first and hardest hit region by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is, to our knowledge, the largest study conducted on mental health of students during the pandemic. Our...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2020-12, Vol.277, p.392-393
Main Authors: Essadek, Aziz, Rabeyron, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Betacoronavirus
Cognitive science
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Correspondence
COVID-19
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Economic Status
Employment
Female
France - epidemiology
Housing
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Pandemics
Patient Health Questionnaire
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Psychological Distress
Psychology
SARS-CoV-2
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:This study evaluates the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of 8004 French students in the East part of France, which has been the first and hardest hit region by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is, to our knowledge, the largest study conducted on mental health of students during the pandemic. Our results show that students suffer from particularly high level of anxiety, depression and distress. A significant proportion of students might require psychological support, especially because the high distress scores suggest that the epidemic and confinement have favored the emergence of post-traumatic stress symptoms.
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.042