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Article

The Impact of COVID-19 on Behavior and Physical and Mental Health of Romanian College Students

by
Sînziana Călina Silișteanu
1,
Maria Totan
2,*,
Oana Raluca Antonescu
3,*,
Lavinia Duică
2,
Elisabeta Antonescu
2 and
Andrei Emanuel Silișteanu
4
1
Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, 13 Universitatii Str., 720229 Suceava, Romania
2
Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 2A Lucian Blaga Str., 550169 Sibiu, Romania
3
County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 2-4 Corneliu Coposu Str., 550245 Sibiu, Romania
4
Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences of Cluj-Napoca, 71 Traian Mosoiu Street, 400132 Cluj Napoca, Romania
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2022, 58(2), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020246
Submission received: 23 December 2021 / Revised: 28 January 2022 / Accepted: 3 February 2022 / Published: 6 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Humanistic Approaches to Medical Practice)
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Abstract

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 significantly marked people’s lives with respect to their behavior, and their physical and mental health. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2021 for a period of 5 months. The study sample included 218 students from the College of Physical Education and Sports of the University of Suceava who filled in a questionnaire on mental, physical and behavioral symptoms caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Anxiety Assessment Questionnaire (STAI). Results: The responses indicated increased anxiety, physical symptoms, altered behavior, and increased perception of social restrictions. Regression analyses indicated that the levels of anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak were strongly correlated with cognitive, physical and behavioral symptoms of the students. These were influenced by the living arrangements, location (urban vs. rural), age group and study year. Conclusions: The results show that first-year students did not exhibit significant physical and cognitive symptoms despite reporting anxiety, probably due to their enthusiasm as beginners. The 3rd year students were prone to anxiety and reported cognitive symptoms, possibly due to the prospects of an uncertain future.
Keywords: students; psycho-emotional moods; behavioral problems; academic performance; COVID-19 pandemic students; psycho-emotional moods; behavioral problems; academic performance; COVID-19 pandemic

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Silișteanu, S.C.; Totan, M.; Antonescu, O.R.; Duică, L.; Antonescu, E.; Silișteanu, A.E. The Impact of COVID-19 on Behavior and Physical and Mental Health of Romanian College Students. Medicina 2022, 58, 246. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020246

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Silișteanu SC, Totan M, Antonescu OR, Duică L, Antonescu E, Silișteanu AE. The Impact of COVID-19 on Behavior and Physical and Mental Health of Romanian College Students. Medicina. 2022; 58(2):246. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020246

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Silișteanu, Sînziana Călina, Maria Totan, Oana Raluca Antonescu, Lavinia Duică, Elisabeta Antonescu, and Andrei Emanuel Silișteanu. 2022. "The Impact of COVID-19 on Behavior and Physical and Mental Health of Romanian College Students" Medicina 58, no. 2: 246. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020246

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Silișteanu, S. C., Totan, M., Antonescu, O. R., Duică, L., Antonescu, E., & Silișteanu, A. E. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 on Behavior and Physical and Mental Health of Romanian College Students. Medicina, 58(2), 246. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020246

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