Changing Social Mentality among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Study in China.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant shifts in university students' lives, which could be displayed by social mentality, a psychosocial conception at the individual and social levels. This five-wave longitudinal study aims to evaluate the changing social mentality of university students during the peak and preventive-order phases of the pandemic in China and investigate the trends and differences in social-demographic variables. (2) Methods: The Bi-Dimensional Structure Questionnaire of Social Mentality (B-DSMQ) was used to collect data from March 2020 to January 2021. Five-wave surveys were administered to 1319 students from five universities using online questionnaires. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the changes in social mentality over time and

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8909971 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature