The stability of multidimensional subclinical apathy during a pandemic and its relations to psycho-behavioral factors.

ABSTRACT: Apathy is a clinical symptom prevalent in many neuropsychiatric pathologies. Subclinical apathy is found in 35% of the general population. Despite high prevalence and negative consequences, underlying mechanisms are poorly understood, perhaps because the concept of apathy is one-dimensional. The current investigation aims to address the incidence of multidimensional apathetic trait in three distinct forms in a student population, to specify its determinants and to evaluate its stability during a global pandemic. Two online surveys, conducted 1 year apart on two separate cohorts of university students, with qualitative measures and validated scales. The final analysis included, respectively, 2789 and 1678 students. The three forms of apathetic trait were present, with the same debilitating

SUBMITTER: Lafond-Brina G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860996 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature