Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Short-Term Psychological Effects of Covid-19 on British University Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8405800 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chathurika Kannangara (0000-0001-6955-8158, University of Greater Manchester, corresponding author), Rosie Allen (0000-0002-7903-6094, University of Greater Manchester), Mahimna Vyas (0000-0003-4664-9510, University of Greater Manchester), Jerome Carson (0000-0002-7596-116X, University of Greater Manchester) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-50 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1005 • E-ISSN: 1467-8527 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00071005.2021.2009763 |
| OpenAlex | W4200338908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 52 |
There are widespread concerns about the mental health implications of the pandemic, particularly among university students, an already at-risk population for poor mental health. This study looked at 1,281 UK university students, recruited through the Prolific website. Participants were asked to complete the Attitudes towards COVID-19 Scale, the CORE-10, the PERMA Profiler, the GAD-7 and the Office for National Statistics wellbeing questions (ONS4). The first survey was conducted between May 14th and 16th, when the UK was in national lockdown. The second survey was carried out between June 26th and July 15th. There was only an 11% attrition rate between the two time points. Well-being improved overall between the two time points. Some findings were contradictory as overall well-being, anxiety and levels of flourishing improved, but reports of psychological distress increased. It is also important to note that levels of positivity about the pandemic increased as time went on. There was evidence that higher levels of positivity were linked to better mental health outcomes. Encouraging a positive mindset and outlook in students, probably through positive psychology-based interventions, might act as a protective factor against severe mental illness. The wider relevance and practical implications for higher education are discussed
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Flourishing · Mental distress · Mental health · Mindset · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Positive Psychology
Sars Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada
Psychometric properties of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) in a large representative sample of Finnish adolescents
A Note on the Multiplying Factors for Various χ2 Approximations
The psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak on healthcare workers in emergency departments and how they cope
Depression and anxiety among university students during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
University students’ mental health amidst the Covid-19 quarantine in Greece
Economic impacts of Wuhan 2019‐nCoV on China and the world
A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern
New Measures of Well-Being
Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students
Psychological effects of the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown among students and workers of a Spanish university
Mental health care for medical staff in China during the Covid-19 outbreak
Positive mental health-related impacts of the Sars epidemic on the general public in Hong Kong and their associations with other negative impacts
Insomnia during the Covid-19 pandemic in a Greek population
Social Relationships and Health
Controlling social desirability bias
The Perma-Profiler
Mental illness and well-being
nCoV epidemic
Calculating and reporting effect sizes to facilitate cumulative science
Target Article
A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A Second Generation Little Jiffy
The psychological impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on college students in China
Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology
Student mental health in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
The outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health
The Ethics of Paying Drug Users Who Participate in Research
Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students
Understanding Internal Consistency Reliability Estimates
Purpose as a Powerful Resource in the Time of Covid-19
Scale development
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |