Disentangling depression in Belgian higher education students amidst the first COVID-19 lockdown (April-May 2020).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surge of COVID-19 infections has prompted many countries to take unprecedented policy measures. In Belgium, the authorities implemented a nation-wide stay-at-home order for several months. Evidence of the mental health effect of such measures is scarce. A recent review by Brooks et al. has compiled a defined list of stressors affecting people's mental health under quarantine during previous epidemic settings. This study aims to test the association between these stressors and the mental health of students attending higher education during the stay-at-home order in Belgium.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 18,301 students from 13 higher education institutions (HEI) participated in an online survey between 26 April and 11 May 2020. We assessed the associat

SUBMITTER: De Man J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789891 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature