Factors Associated With Mental Health Disorders Among University Students in France Confined During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Zendy

Marielle Wathelet | Zendy; Stéphane Duhem | Zendy; Guillaume Vaiva | Zendy; Thierry Baubet | Zendy; Enguerrand Habran | Zendy; Émilie Veerapa | Zendy; Christophe Debien | Zendy; Sylvie Molenda | Zendy; Mathilde Horn | Zendy; Pierre Grandgenèvre | Zendy; Charles-Édouard Notredame | Zendy; Fabien D’Hondt | Zendy

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Factors Associated With Mental Health Disorders Among University Students in France Confined During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s) -

Marielle Wathelet,

Stéphane Duhem,

Guillaume Vaiva,

Thierry Baubet,

Enguerrand Habran,

Émilie Veerapa,

Christophe Debien,

Sylvie Molenda,

Mathilde Horn,

Pierre Grandgenèvre,

Charles-Édouard Notredame,

Fabien D’Hondt

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25591

Subject(s) - anxiety , mental health , population , pandemic , medicine , perceived stress scale , distress , beck depression inventory , depression (economics) , psychology , gerontology , demography , clinical psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , covid-19 , disease , stress (linguistics) , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics , linguistics , philosophy

Key Points Question What is the mental health state of university students in France who were confined during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and what factors are associated with the development of mental health symptoms? Findings This survey study of 69 054 students who experienced quarantine found high prevalence rates of severe self-reported mental health symptoms. Among risk factors identified, female or nonbinary gender, problems with income or housing, history of psychiatric follow-up, symptoms compatible with COVID-19, social isolation, and low quality of information received were associated with altered mental health. Meaning The findings of this study suggest that students’ mental health is a public health issue that has become even more critical in the context of a pandemic, underlining the need to reinforce prevention, surveillance, and access to care.

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