Psychological well-being, risk factors, and coping strategies with social isolation and new challenges in times of adversity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

COVID-19 triggers anxiety and fear due to several reasons, and thus, dealing with it requires prolonged coping mechanisms. When the number of infections soared, to slow the spread, many governments decided to close universities and dormitories and move teaching to online platforms. The majority of the university students decided to move back home to their parents changing their social lives. Here, we aimed to point to risk, as well as protective factors, and understand the influence of these factors on both physical and psychological indicators of well-being. Further, to discover how university students cope with maintaining their social lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

We collected online survey data from multiple university sources. Participants (N = 60

SUBMITTER: Zsido AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature