Demographics, Socioeconomic Status, Social Distancing, Psychosocial Factors and Psychological Well-Being among Undergraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Demographics, Socioeconomic Status, Social Distancing, Psychosocial Factors and Psychological Well-Being among Undergraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Carla Ribeiro Guedes Elaine Silva Miranda Mario Vianna Vettore Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-pinto Andréa Neiva Da Silva Larissa Machado Ferreira

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Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Physical Distancing Social class Article Negative affectivity Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students Pandemics Socioeconomic status Demography SARS-CoV-2 Social distance R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Mental health undergraduate students 030227 psychiatry VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800 Social Class Psychological well-being Medicine psychological well-being Female Psychology Psychosocial Brazil mental health

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The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on academic routine because of the social distancing measures. This study examined the relationships of sociodemographic characteristics, social distancing aspects and psychosocial factors on psychosocial well-being among undergraduate students during the social distancing period due to COVID-19. A web-based survey was conducted of undergraduate students at a public university in Brazil (n = 620). Demographics, socioeconomic status (SES), social distancing factors, negative affectivity (DASS-21), sense of coherence (SOC-13), social support and psychosocial well-being (GHQ-12) were measured. The direct and indirect links between was variables was tested using structural equation modelling. The estimated model showed that greater social support, higher sense of coherence and lower negative affectivity were directly associated with better psychological well-being. Female gender, higher SES, not working during the social distancing period and availability of online modules were indirectly associated with psychological well-being through psychosocial factors. Working during the social distancing period and availability of online modules mediated the link of age, gender, SES with psychological well-being. Our findings suggest the need to provide psychological support, online teaching and financial aid to undergraduate students during the social distancing period due to COVID-19 pandemic to improve their psychological well-being.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2021-07-01	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

10.3390/ijerph18147215 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147215