The pandemic of COVID-19 was accompanied by losses in emotional, eating habits, and physical activity. University students were uncertain about their academic life, with the paralyzation of face-to-face activities in universities. The study aimed to compare the profile (emotional states, physical activity and eating habits) of university students with self-perception of sleep quality affected by the pandemic (QSA) with those with self-perception of unaffected sleep quality (n-QSA) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 01/2021 and 04/2021, students at the Universidade Federal de Goiás completed, via an online tool, an adaptation of the questionnaire Convid-Pesquisa de Comportamentos. 173 students answered this instrument. Data were tabulated and organized, individuals were divided into two groups: the QSA (103) and the n-QSA (70), and comparison was made between the two using Student's t-test and x2 test. For significance, the criterion adopted was p<0.05. The QSA group showed higher demand for mental health care (0.0431*), higher self-perception of high anxiety/nervousness (0.0095*), sadness (0.0040*), and affective isolation (0.0038*) in the pandemic. The QSA group also had a lower level of physical activity (0.0306*) during the pandemic. Furthermore, the QSA group had a lower frequency of whole food consumption before COVID-19 than the n-QSA group. This indicated greater impairment in the emotional states of the QSA group. Good habits are important for proper health.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a change in lifestyle of the global population, including university students. The purpose of this study was to compare the food intake, physical activity practice and anthropometry of Brazilian undergraduate students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a cross-sectional study with 155 students (24.65±6.27 years) from undergraduate courses, licentiate degree, at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil. The ConVid - Behavior Survey online questionnaire of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation was used to data collection. The variables analyzed were frequency of food intake, physical activity and overweight (according to body mass index) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a reduction in vegetables, fruits, beans and whole foods consumption, an increase in processed meats, frozen meals, snacks and sweets consumption (p<0.001), the physical activity practice decreased (p<0.001) and the frequency of overweight (37.4% to 41.9%, p<0.001) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the previous period. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decline in the quality of life and health status of the Brazilian undergraduate students evaluated.

Empathy has gained prominence within Evolutionary Psychology. It consists of sharing emotions and understanding the other's point of view and tends to differ between men and women. However, it is still unclear what are its evolutionary advantages. Clinical and mental health factors may also influence the expression of empathy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare empathy between male and female undergraduate students, as well as the clinical and mental health profiles in individuals with low and high empathy scores. We applied online the “Escala Multidimensional de Reatividade Interpessoal” (EMRI), to measure empathy, and the "ConVid - Pesquisa de Comportamentos'' to assess the emotional states and clinical profile of 155 students from the Federal University of Goiás. In total, there were 69 male participants (23.85 ± 3.72 years) and 86 female participants (24.29 ± 5.55 years). The scores of the empathy subscales were compared between genders using Student's t-test (p<0.05). Higher scores of Empathic Concern (p<0.0001), Personal Distress (p=0.0051) and Global Empathy Score (p=0.0002) were found for women compared to men. Moreover, more empathic people have higher levels of self-perception of their emotional states (p=0.0026). The results confirm the findings in the literature, which indicate that women tend to be more empathic than men. The study of the subject in other contexts are still important for a more precise understanding of the evolutionary phenomenon of empathy.

Introdução: A infraordem Platyrrhini é composta por espécies que apresentam estrutura social complexa, mas são escassas na literatura informações a cerca de sua interação com a morte, como já registrado para primatas do velho mundo. Trata-se este trabalho de um relato de comportamento de evitação de morte registrado em um grupo de Callithrix penicillata (E. Geoffroy, 1812) (Primates, Callitrichidae). Material e Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo feito por meio de observação oportunística de uma interação entre uma mãe e seu filhote, acidentalmente ferido e em leito de morte. A descrição detalhada do fenômeno ocorreu via amostragem de todas as ocorrências, e contou com depoimento de moradores locais. Para melhor exposição dos dados, foi realizado a construção de um etograma, contendo todos os comportamentos observados, em sequência, desde o início ao final da amostragem. Resultados: Ao todo, 10 indivíduos participaram das observações, e 16 atos comportamentais foram observados ao longo de 6 dias de observação da interação mãe-filhote ferido-demais indivíduos. Os comportamentos indicaram alto grau de estresse por parte de todos os envolvidos, assim como tentativa da mãe de retirar seu filhote da área em que se encontrava.  A mãe também tentou recolocá-lo em suas costas. Houve ainda chamada de outros indivíduos do grupo, possivelmente para auxiliar nos cuidados ao filhote. Conclusão: Este trabalho é inédito para a espécie em questão e reafirma seu caráter social. As observações abrem espaços para novas investigações a cerca de comportamentos similares em primatas humanos e não humanos, assim como da relação filogenética entre eles.

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