"Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students' physical health, mental health and learning, a cross-sectional study including 917 students from eight universities in Germany".

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected physical and mental health. Since its commencement in 2020, social distancing has become the "new normal". Temporary lockdowns and distance learning have disproportionately affected young adults, including university students. To identify effects of the pandemic on university students' physical and mental health and learning, this empirical study included eight universities in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Data was collected in May and June 2020. The self-administered survey was filled by 1,246 university students. 917 students completed the survey in full. 80.6% were bachelor students (n = 738), the mean semester was 3.8 and mean age was 23.1 years. 51.8% (n = 472) were female students and 47.4% (n = 432) male students. 38.5% (n = 352)

SUBMITTER: Gewalt SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432688 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature