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Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions

AIM: This study aimed to examine the mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students and the associating factors after returning to face-to-face (in-person) learning after Covid-19 restrictions. METHODS: A cross-sectional study informed by student consultations was conducted usi...

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Autores principales: Liverpool, Shaun, Moinuddin, Mohammed, Aithal, Supritha, Owen, Michael, Bracegirdle, Katie, Caravotta, Meggie, Walker, Rachel, Murphy, Ciaran, Karkou, Vicky
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9870122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36689440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280689
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author Liverpool, Shaun
Moinuddin, Mohammed
Aithal, Supritha
Owen, Michael
Bracegirdle, Katie
Caravotta, Meggie
Walker, Rachel
Murphy, Ciaran
Karkou, Vicky
author_facet Liverpool, Shaun
Moinuddin, Mohammed
Aithal, Supritha
Owen, Michael
Bracegirdle, Katie
Caravotta, Meggie
Walker, Rachel
Murphy, Ciaran
Karkou, Vicky
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description AIM: This study aimed to examine the mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students and the associating factors after returning to face-to-face (in-person) learning after Covid-19 restrictions. METHODS: A cross-sectional study informed by student consultations was conducted using a survey design. Mental health and wellbeing were assessed using self-report items on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS). Descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple linear regression analyses were conducted on data collected between December 2021 and June 2022. RESULTS: N = 1160 students participated; 69.6% between 16 and 25 years, 67.9% studying in the UK, 66.5% studying away from home, 60.2% identified as she/her, 59.8% studying at the undergraduate degree level, 42.5% belonging to non-White ethnic backgrounds, 29.6% identifying as having additional needs and 22.8% as sexual minority. Moderate anxiety (M = 13.67, SD = 9.92) and depression (M = 17.04, SD = 11.56) scores were mainly reported. Wellbeing scores (M = 20.31, SD = 3.93) were lower than the estimate for the pre-pandemic general population. Gender expression, sexuality, age, ethnicity, having additional needs, and level and location of study was associated with mental health or wellbeing. Individual coping styles, levels of self-efficacy and physical activity were also associated with mental health or wellbeing. CONCLUSIONS: Many students returning to further and higher education after Covid-19 restrictions experienced reduced mental health and wellbeing, and some students were at greater risk. Providing student-centred interventions focusing on self-efficacy, coping styles and physical activity may help improve the mental health and wellbeing of students.
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spelling pubmed-98701222023-01-24 Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions Liverpool, Shaun Moinuddin, Mohammed Aithal, Supritha Owen, Michael Bracegirdle, Katie Caravotta, Meggie Walker, Rachel Murphy, Ciaran Karkou, Vicky PLoS One Research Article AIM: This study aimed to examine the mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students and the associating factors after returning to face-to-face (in-person) learning after Covid-19 restrictions. METHODS: A cross-sectional study informed by student consultations was conducted using a survey design. Mental health and wellbeing were assessed using self-report items on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS). Descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple linear regression analyses were conducted on data collected between December 2021 and June 2022. RESULTS: N = 1160 students participated; 69.6% between 16 and 25 years, 67.9% studying in the UK, 66.5% studying away from home, 60.2% identified as she/her, 59.8% studying at the undergraduate degree level, 42.5% belonging to non-White ethnic backgrounds, 29.6% identifying as having additional needs and 22.8% as sexual minority. Moderate anxiety (M = 13.67, SD = 9.92) and depression (M = 17.04, SD = 11.56) scores were mainly reported. Wellbeing scores (M = 20.31, SD = 3.93) were lower than the estimate for the pre-pandemic general population. Gender expression, sexuality, age, ethnicity, having additional needs, and level and location of study was associated with mental health or wellbeing. Individual coping styles, levels of self-efficacy and physical activity were also associated with mental health or wellbeing. CONCLUSIONS: Many students returning to further and higher education after Covid-19 restrictions experienced reduced mental health and wellbeing, and some students were at greater risk. Providing student-centred interventions focusing on self-efficacy, coping styles and physical activity may help improve the mental health and wellbeing of students. Public Library of Science 2023-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9870122/ /pubmed/36689440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280689 Text en © 2023 Liverpool et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Moinuddin, Mohammed
Aithal, Supritha
Owen, Michael
Bracegirdle, Katie
Caravotta, Meggie
Walker, Rachel
Murphy, Ciaran
Karkou, Vicky
Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions
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title_full Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions
title_fullStr Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions
title_full_unstemmed Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions
title_short Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions
title_sort mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after covid-19 restrictions
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9870122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36689440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280689
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