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Two years Covid-19 pandemic

Development of university students' mental health 2020–2022

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ID15525513
AuthorsElisabeth Kohls (0000-0001-9093-6547, Leipzig University), Lukas Guenthner (0000-0002-7752-5951, Leipzig University), Sabrina Baldofski (0000-0003-3175-7914, Leipzig University), Tanja Brock (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied Sciences), Jan C Schuhr (0000-0001-8556-4697, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied Sciences), Christine Rummel-Kluge (0000-0003-4857-8170, Leipzig University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Pages1122256-1122256
Publication date2023-04-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1122256
PMID37091715
OpenAlexW4362671632
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited44

These results confirm previous results that the pandemic had and still has a negative impact on the mental health of university students. The present study broadens this view by the fact that some areas seem to recover quicker, while others seem to increase worryingly. Especially the persistent rise in suicidal ideation from 2020 to 2021 and to 2022, a constant reduction in reported social support and associated perceived loneliness is concerning. The claim for low-threshold and accessible mental health support for university students remains the same as in the beginning of the pandemic

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Environmental health · Loneliness · Mental health · Pandemic · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Internal Medicine

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Citations per year3,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8
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