Abstract
This study sought to investigate the risk factors of poor psychosomatic health among students during the quarantine of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was conducted on-line, on a sample of 1978 respondents in Poland. The study was carried out towards the end of the summer 2020 semester. The questionnaire used in the study was designed so that it allows for the observation of the main risk factors which have an impact on the students’ mental health. Variance analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were used to determine the predictors of mental health problems. The results indicate that average and high levels of psychosomatic disorders were observed among 61% of respondents. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that an increase in the level of educational burnout, a decreased life satisfaction, and use of negative strategies of coping with stress, were accompanied by a deteriorated mental condition of students. Moreover, it was observed that female respondents scored higher on the scale of disorders in comparison to males.
Highlights
Teresa Colomina Fosch, The coronavirus pandemic has been described as a perfect storm with a tremendous aftershock of psychosocial and economic effects that cannot be fully discovered and predicted
Considering the obtained results, the students may be divided into three categories: those who had low levels of psychosomatic disorders—score: 8–16 (39%), medium levels—score: 17–24 (46%), and high levels—score: 25–32 (15%)
Those who evaluate their financial status as poor, the students of first-cycle and long-cycle master’s degree studies, those with lower social status and non-believers as well as undecided in terms of faith had worse psychosomatic health
Summary
Teresa Colomina Fosch, The coronavirus pandemic has been described as a perfect storm with a tremendous aftershock of psychosocial and economic effects that cannot be fully discovered and predicted. A decrease in the mental and physical health indices and an increase in economic inequalities are expected [1]. Turning to distance learning on a global scale leads to the risk of an increase in educational inequalities and a deterioration of the students’ mental health. It is estimated that as a result of the closing of schools in the USA, approximately 3 million teenagers got deprived of psychological assistance [3]. This may be the reason for the significant deterioration of the mental health of young people in many countries [4,5,6]
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