What Predicts Adherence to Governmental COVID-19 Measures among Danish Students?

Berg‐Beckhoff, Gabriele; Guldager, Julie Dalgaard; Andersen, Pernille Tanggaard; Stock, Christiane; Jervelund, Signe Smith

doi:10.3390/ijerph18041822

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“…As expected, in both male and female participants, a negative relationship was observed between depressive symptomatology and adherence to safety measures. This is, however, not in line with the observations made in some similar studies, where participants with high adherence to precautionary measures were found to exhibit higher rates of depressive symptoms [26,29], but it is in line with some other studies where higher compliance was found to be related to lower depression [33]. One possible reason for our study observation is that students' confidence about government-implemented precautionary measures may have lowered their stress levels in relation to the disease.…”

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“…This study’s results also indicate a considerable gender difference in the prevalence of depressive symptoms among the participants. Many studies have indicated that women are at higher risk of developing depressive symptoms [ 29 , 30 ], and the same was observed among female undergraduates during the pandemic [ 29 ]. Although, a slightly higher percentage of male undergraduates reported elevated depressive symptoms than that of female undergraduates in our study sample, the mean score of the CES-D is significantly higher in female undergraduates than that of male undergraduates.…”

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“…Given that nearly half of the participants in this study had elevated depressive symptoms, where the figure was higher than in normal circumstances, universities should pay more attention to identifying and providing necessary support for undergraduates with psychological problems during a pandemic. It has been found that the demand for psychological health services in universities was high during the pandemic period and the relevance of digital mental healthcare during COVID-19 has been highlighted [ 27 , 28 , 29 ]. University undergraduates tend to exhibit higher rates of depressive symptoms compared to non-undergraduate peers during the pandemic [ 29 , 30 , 31 ].…”

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“…It has been found that the demand for psychological health services in universities was high during the pandemic period and the relevance of digital mental healthcare during COVID-19 has been highlighted [ 27 , 28 , 29 ]. University undergraduates tend to exhibit higher rates of depressive symptoms compared to non-undergraduate peers during the pandemic [ 29 , 30 , 31 ]. This study’s results also indicate a considerable gender difference in the prevalence of depressive symptoms among the participants.…”

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Depressive Symptomatology and Practice of Safety Measures among Undergraduate Students during COVID-19: Impact of Gender

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Kumar

Itumalla

et al. 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the personal and academic lives of undergraduates in Saudi Arabia. Although studies have suggested that COVID-19 increased the prevalence of psychological health problems among undergraduates, the associations between the risk of depression and safety practices and the influence of gender on these associations have not been studied in detail. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among preparatory-year undergraduates in a large public university in Saudi Arabia during the outbreak. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale, and the practice of eight precautionary behaviors was also assessed. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test, multiple linear regression and Spearman’s correlation coefficient. In total, 3044 undergraduates were surveyed. The mean age was 18.6 years (SD = 0.84), and 61.9% (n = 1883) of the participants were female. Overall, 47.7% of the participants reported having elevated depressive symptoms. Overall mean values of CES-D scores were higher among female undergraduates than that of male undergraduates (18.08 versus 15.56, p < 0.01). There were inverse and weak but significant relationships between the CES-D score and frequent cleaning of hands (male: r = −0.116, p < 0.01; female: r = −0.098, p < 0.01), wearing a mask when going out (male: r = −0.172, p < 0.01; female: r = −0.135, p < 0.01), keeping social distance (male: r = −0.117, p < 0.01; female: r = −0.147, p < 0.01), and covering the nose when sneezing (male: r = −0.202, p < 0.01; female: r = −0.115, p < 0.01). Regression analysis indicated that adherence to precautionary measures was a strong predictor of reduction of depressive symptoms in the target population. Male gender was also found to be an independent predictor of reduction of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were highly prevalent in this target group, and female undergraduates seemed to be more vulnerable to developing such symptoms. Results also indicated that female undergraduates were more likely to implement the protective measures for COVID-19. The promotion of precautionary measures seems to be effective in reducing distress in this target population, but further research is needed to confirm our assertions.

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Depressive Symptomatology and Practice of Safety Measures among Undergraduate Students during COVID-19: Impact of Gender

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“…Surveys on college students can be found in [19][20][21][22][23]. In [19], the authors studied 2739 students from China and Hong Kong and found that the COVID-19 pandemic had significantly reduced students' interest in studying abroad.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on College Students: An Online Survey

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The COVID-19 pandemic, since its beginning in December 2019, has altered every aspect of human life. In Vietnam, the pandemic is in its fourth peak and is the most serious so far, putting Vietnam in the list of top 30 countries with the highest daily cases. In this paper, we wish to identify the magnitude of its impact on college students in Vietnam. As far as we’re concerned, college students belong to the most affected groups in the population, especially in big cities that have been hitting hard by the virus. We conducted an online survey from 31 May 2021 to 9 June 2021, asking students from four representative regions in Vietnam to describe how the pandemic has changed their lifestyle and studying environment, as well as their awareness, compliance, and psychological state. The collected answers were processed to eliminate unreliable ones then prepared for sentiment analysis. To analyze the relationship among the variables, we performed a variety of statistical tests, including Shapiro–Wilk, Mc Nemar, Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon, Kruskal–Wallis, and Pearson’s Chi-square tests. Among 1875 students who participated, many did not embrace online education. A total of 64.53% of them refused to think that online education would be the upcoming trend. During the pandemic, nearly one quarter of students were in a negative mood. About the same number showed signs of depression. We also observed that there were increasing patterns in sleeping time, body weight, and sedentary lifestyle. However, they maintained a positive attitude toward health protection and compliance with government regulations (65.81%). As far as we know, this is the first project to conduct such a large-scale survey analysis on students in Vietnam. The findings of the paper help us take notice of financial and mental needs and perspective issues for indigent students, which contributes to reducing the pandemic’s negative effects and going forwards to a better and more sustainable life.

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“Keep your distance for me”: A field experiment on empathy prompts to promote distancing during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Ridder

Aarts

Benjamins

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The outbreak of COVID‐19 has turned out to be a major challenge to societies all over the globe. Curbing the pandemic requires rapid and extensive behavioural change to limit social interaction, including physical distancing. In this study, we tested the notion that inducing empathy for people vulnerable to the virus may result in actual distancing behaviour beyond the mere motivation to do so. In a large field experiment with a sequential case–control design, we found that (a) empathy prompts may increase distancing as assessed by camera recordings and (b) effectiveness of prompts depends on the dynamics of the pandemic and associated public health policies. In sum, the present study demonstrates the potential of empathy‐generating interventions to promote pro‐social behaviour and emphasizes the necessity of field experiments to assess the role of context before advising policy makers to implement measures derived from behavioural science. Please refer to Supplementary Material to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement

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What Predicts Adherence to Governmental COVID-19 Measures among Danish Students?

Cited by 29 publications

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Depressive Symptomatology and Practice of Safety Measures among Undergraduate Students during COVID-19: Impact of Gender

Depressive Symptomatology and Practice of Safety Measures among Undergraduate Students during COVID-19: Impact of Gender

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on College Students: An Online Survey

“Keep your distance for me”: A field experiment on empathy prompts to promote distancing during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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