A longitudinal study of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on students' health behavior, mental health and emotional well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-related restrictions impacted the lives of students on and off campus during Academic Year 2020/2021.

Methods

Our study collected data on student health behavior and habits as well as their mental and emotional health using anonymous surveys. We compared these data with data collected prior to COVID in the longitudinal part of our study (n = 721) and analyzed them for the cross-sectional part of the study (n = 506).

Results

The longitudinal data show a significant difference for some student behaviors and habits, such as sleeping habits, physical activity, breakfast consumption, time spent online or playing video games, vaping, and marijuana use, during the COVID pandemic compared with pre-COVID data. Respondents also reported a signific

SUBMITTER: Reuter PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8679900 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature