Impact of COVID-19 on University Students: An Analysis of Its Influence on Psychological and Academic Factors
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Gómez García, Gerardo; Ramos Navas-Parejo, Magdalena; De la Cruz-Campos, Juan Carlos; Rodríguez Jiménez, CarmenEditorial
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COVID-19 Life satisfaction Depression Academic motivation Higher education Structural equation modelling
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2022-08-22Referencia bibliográfica
Gómez-García, G... [et al.]. Impact of COVID-19 on University Students: An Analysis of Its Influence on Psychological and Academic Factors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 10433. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610433]
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Direccion General de Investigacion y Transferencia del Conocimiento de la Junta de Andalucia (Spain); European FEDER public funds (Project I+D+i) CV20-01248Resumen
The irruption of COVID-19 has had different consequences on mental health in the youth
population. Specifically, the sector made up of university students has suffered an abrupt change
of teaching modality because of the pandemic. As such, this paper aims to analyze the impact
that COVID-19 has had on different personal factors of students: (i) satisfaction with life; (ii) lived
uncertainty; (iii) depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as factors related to academic development;
(iv) motivation and the creation of teaching and learning strategies during this period; and (v) the
perception of the degree of adaptability to the new scenario brought about by the university system.
For this purpose, a cross-sectional quantitative design was advocated through the elaboration of
an SEM model, which included 1873 university students from Andalusian Universities (Spain).
The results reflected the strong negative impact that the pandemic had, especially on the levels
of life satisfaction and the indices of depression, anxiety, and stress of the students. Likewise, the
findings reflected the relevance of the correct adaptability on the part of the university to these new
circumstances. It is necessary for university institutions to focus their efforts on quality attention to
students, in order to establish fluid communication with them and to adapt to their academic and
personal needs.