Exploring the effects of COVID-19-related traumatic events on the mental health of university students in Brazil: a cross-sectional investigation

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dc.creatorNacha Samadi Andrade Rosario
dc.creatorGabriel Soares Emiliano do Santos
dc.creatorAna Luiza Batista
dc.creatorAisllan Diego de Assis
dc.creatorCarlos Eduardo Nórte
dc.creatorIzabela Mocaiber
dc.creatorEliane Volchan
dc.creatorGrace Schenatto Pereira
dc.creatorMirtes Garcia Pereira
dc.creatorLetícia de Oliveira
dc.creatorAdriana Lúcia Meireles
dc.creatorEduardo Bearzoti
dc.creatorGabriela Guerra Leal Souza
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-06T21:13:58Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-24
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104300
dc.identifier.issn1873-6297
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/1303
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofActa psychologica
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.subjectCOVID-19 (Doença)Aspectos psicológicos
dc.subject.otherCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subject.otherTraumatic events
dc.subject.otherMental health
dc.subject.otherDepression
dc.subject.otherAnxiety
dc.subject.otherStress
dc.subject.otherUniversity student
dc.titleExploring the effects of COVID-19-related traumatic events on the mental health of university students in Brazil: a cross-sectional investigation
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.volume247
local.description.resumoUniversity students are vulnerable to mental health issues during their academic lives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, university students faced mental distress due to lockdowns and the transition to e-learning. However, it is not known whether these students were also affected specifically by COVID-19-related traumatic events. This study examined the impact of COVID-19-related traumatic events on 2277 university students from two federal institutions of higher education in Brazil. The university students completed an online questionnaire covering demographics, lifestyle habits, health characteristics, COVID-19-related traumatic events, and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. The results showed that an increased intensity of COVID-19-related traumatic events was positively associated with stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, and each specific type of event was associated with these symptoms. In addition, we found a negative association between these symptoms and male sex and age and a positive association with having or having had a history of cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, or mental disorders or another disease diagnosed by a physician. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the heightened risk of mental health issues in university students in the face of COVID-19-related traumatic events. Women, young people and people who have or have had a history of disease were the most vulnerable to mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentMED - DEPARTAMENTO DE PSIQUIATRIA E NEUROLOGIA
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.subject.cnpqCIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::NEUROLOGIA
local.url.externahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182400177X?via%3Dihub

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