The effects of perceived psychological, educational, and financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Greek university students’ satisfaction with life through Mental Health

Kokkinos, Constantinos M.; Tsouloupas, Costas N.; Voulgaridou, Ioanna

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.114

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“…The education sector is highly vulnerable to a pandemic. The education disparities ( Jiang et al, 2021 ) and financial challenges of students ( Galanza et al, 2021 ; Li et al, 2021 ; Schröpfer et al, 2021 ; Kokkinos et al, 2022 ) are important issues to be addressed and institutional support ( Poma et al, 2021 ; Schmits et al, 2021 ) and mentoring ( Lee et al, 2021 ) can be a good move in this regard.…”

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“…Moreover, educational disparities can also happen due to financial distress during pandemic ( Jiang et al, 2021 ). Students are another vulnerable community to financial stress during COVID-19 ( Galanza et al, 2021 ; Schröpfer et al, 2021 ; Kokkinos et al, 2022 ) and impacted by the economic instability and psychological issues ( Li et al, 2021 ); old-aged community ( Heid et al, 2021 ; Kivi et al, 2021 ). However, there are contradicting findings that the dental students are least concerned about their financial status during pandemic ( Poma et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…COVID-19 has also an impact on the student’s psychological health, related to their financial status and academic performances. The mental health of students can play a significant role in handling the psychological issues related to COVID-19 and financial status, and for better academic performances ( Kokkinos et al, 2022 ). Care should be taken that the stress related to COVID and threats to financial wellbeing can increase the chances for negative addictions including alcohol ( Lechner et al, 2021 ; Rodriguez et al, 2021 ).…”

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Financial Disruption and Psychological Underpinning During COVID-19: A Review and Research Agenda

Singh

Bedi

2022

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disastrous impacts on sustainability initiatives and worsened poverty, hunger, and health issues. The financial distress by this pandemic has resulted in psychological challenges among the people. The list of vulnerable sections of the psychological impacts of the financial problems during COVID-19 is led by students, pregnant women, children, old age people, parents, and many more. The recommendations of this article are to focus on coping strategies for managing psychological issues related to financial problems during the pandemic, facilitating social support, promoting public health facilities and health insurance, financial support for pregnant women, and child care. Special care for old-age people and support for troubling parents and students. This article also recommends interventions and policies for reviving the disrupted businesses and strengthening entrepreneurs. Measures for income generation, removal of hunger, and reducing addictions and gambling should also be on the priority list. Limited collaboration among countries was observed, but robust collaboration among the research institutions and authors.

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Financial Disruption and Psychological Underpinning During COVID-19: A Review and Research Agenda

Singh

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2022

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“…Based on what has been reported in scientific literature, life satisfaction among higher education students has changed during the COVID-19 health emergency due to the impact of the disease (Rogowska et al, 2021), especially given its strong relationship with quality of life and personal goals (Huang et al, 2022), which have been affected by students' concern about contracting the disease (Hossain et al, 2021), new variants (Carranza et al, 2022), precarious health systems (Knaul et al, 2021), financial impact (Kokkinos et al, 2022), and others. Authors such as Lei et al (2020) report that being a student in COVID-19 times is a risk factor for mental health conditions compared with other age groups.…”

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Influence of family and academic satisfaction on life satisfaction among Peruvian university students in the times of COVID-19: The mediating role of self-esteem

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ObjectiveTo examine the effect of family and academic satisfaction on the self-esteem and life satisfaction among Peruvian university students.MethodOf the 1,182 Peruvian university students who participated, 364 were male; and 818 were female; and ranged from 17 to 39 years of age (mean = 20.67, SD = 4.4). The family satisfaction scale (FSS), the Escala breve de satisfacción con los estudios (EBSE; Brief Academic Satisfaction Scale in Spanish), Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale (RSES), and the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) were used to perform the assessments.ResultsThe study model showed an adequate fit (χ2 19.5, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.977, RMSEA = 0.057), confirming the association between family satisfaction and life satisfaction (β = 0.26, p < 0.001) and self-esteem (β = 0.35, p < 0.001), and the correlation between academic satisfaction and self-esteem (β = 0.35, p < 0.001) and life satisfaction (β = 0.23, p < 0.001). The model accounted for 42% of life satisfaction.ConclusionFamily satisfaction and academic satisfaction affect self-esteem and life satisfaction.

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“…For example, a study conducted in USA found that during the pandemic high levels of depression were associated with difficulties in focusing on academic work ( 10 ). Other findings demonstrated that mental health distress was correlated to a perceived poor academic performance caused by SARS-CoV-2 ( 11 ).…”

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Mental Health and Related Factors Among Undergraduate Students During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Valdés

Díaz²,

Christiansen³

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Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundMental health problems among undergraduates are a significant public health concern. Most studies exploring mental health in this population during the pandemic have been conducted in high-income countries. Fewer studies come from Latin American countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and suicide risk, and explore the association with several relevant variables in personal, family, university, and SARS-CoV-2 pandemic domains.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Chile in a medium-size private University. Outcome variables were explored with valid instruments: Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Independent variables from personal (e.g., sex, age, sexual orientation, history of mental health problems, substance use), family (e.g., parental educational background, family history of mental health problems, family functioning), university (e.g., course year, financial support, psychological sense of university belonging, history of failing subjects) and SARS-CoV-2 domains (e.g., history of personal and family contagion, fear of contracting SARS-CoV-2, frequency of physical activity, keeping routines and social contact). Multivariable logistic regression models were conducted for each outcome, after univariable and domain-specific multivariable models. The significant variable at each step was selected if the p-value was ≤ 0.05.ResultsA total of 5,037 students answered the survey—the global response rate of 63.5%. Most of the students were females (70.4%) and freshmen students (25.2%). The prevalence of mental health problems was high: depression (37.1%), anxiety (37.9%), and stress (54.6%). Insomnia was reported in 32.5% of students, and suicide risk in 20.4% of students. The associated variables at personal domain were history of mental health problems, substance use, and sexual orientation; at family domain, family functioning and family history of mental health problems; at university domain, violence victimization and sense of belonging; and in SARS-CoV-2 domain, having a daily routine and fear to contracting SARS-CoV-2 by students themselves or others.ConclusionsThe prevalence of mental health problems is high among undergraduate students and some of the associated factors, such as victimization and a sense of belonging can be used in preventive interventions.

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The effects of perceived psychological, educational, and financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Greek university students’ satisfaction with life through Mental Health

Cited by 34 publications

References 52 publications

Financial Disruption and Psychological Underpinning During COVID-19: A Review and Research Agenda

Financial Disruption and Psychological Underpinning During COVID-19: A Review and Research Agenda

Influence of family and academic satisfaction on life satisfaction among Peruvian university students in the times of COVID-19: The mediating role of self-esteem

Mental Health and Related Factors Among Undergraduate Students During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

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