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Anxiety among students during the pandemic - Results from the C-19 German Student Well-being Study : Eileen Heumann
European journal of public health ; 32(Suppl 3), 2022.
Article in English | EuropePMC | ID: covidwho-2102020
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Background Anxiety is widespread among university students. The COVID-19 pandemic af-fected studentsmental health negatively. Given the long duration of the pandemic monitoring mental health remains important. This study aims to determine to which extent anxiety is preva-lent among students (1), what factors are associated with it (2) and which student groups are mostly affected (3). Methods The cross-sectional COVID-19 German Student Well-being Study (C19 GSWS) sur-veyed mental health and well-being of students at five universities in Germany from 27.10.-14.11.21. Anxiety was assessed using the GAD-2. Associations between anxiety and sociodem-ographic, socioeconomic/social support factors as well as health- and COVID-19-related factors were determined using multiple binary logistic regression models. Results The mean age of students was 24.1 years (SD = 4.9), 67% were women and 31% men. The prevalence of anxiety was 32% and diverse gender (OR = 3.98, 95% CI 1.71-9.23), a com-plicated relationship status (OR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.06-2.60), the lack of a confidant (OR = 2.50, 95% CI 1.80-3.46), and financial difficulties (e.g., being able to cover monthly expenses;OR = 1.76, 95% CI 1.36-2.29) were associated with anxiety. Participants who were worried about (re)infection with COVID-19 had a 1.28-times higher chance (OR, 95% CI 1.03-1.59) for anxie-ty. Students who were (rather) not worried that a relative would become severely ill with COVID-19 had a lower chance to experience anxiety (OR = 0.72, 95% CI 0.53-0.98) as well as those who were confident receiving medical care in case of an infection with COVID-19 (OR = 0.80, 95% CI 0.65-0.98). Conclusions Concepts for prevention and counselling in terms of mental health problems in students should be developed considering specific stressors due to the pandemic. Key messages • This study shows that anxiety is widespread among university students and associated with a variety of stressors. • The findings can help to develop specific concepts for prevention and counselling.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EuropePMC Language: English Journal: European journal of public health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EuropePMC Language: English Journal: European journal of public health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article