Mood and Anxiety in University Students During COVID-19 Isolation: A Comparative Study Between Study-Only and Study-And-Work Groups
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Instruments
2.3.1. Sociodemographic Questionnaire
2.3.2. Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS)
2.3.3. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
2.3.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
N | 35 (34%) | 67 (66%) | 102 * |
Age (y) | 24.03 ± 0.97 | 19.24 ± 3.25 | 20.32 ±9.51 |
Work/Study | 17 (38%) | 28 (62%) | 45 (44%) |
Study | 18 (32%) | 39 (68%) | 57 (56%) * |
Family Income (BRL) | Work/Study | Study | |
Male | 3781 ± 512.01 | 4051 ± 871.12 | 4121.27 ± 354.17 |
Female | 3341.35 ± 324.99 | 5102.26 ± 267.35 | 4687.12 ± 126.94 * † |
Variables | Tension | Depression | Anger | Vigor | Fadigue | Confusion | TMD | Anxiety State |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | ||||||||
Before | 9.17 ± 0.89 | 8 ± 2.16 | 7.76 ± 2.95 | 5.98 ± 2.15 | 10.84 ± 1.02 | 8.96 ± 0.35 | 138.76 ± 15.01 | 46.29 ± 2.31 |
After | 10.21 ± 2.31 | 9.31 ± 5.1 | 10.32 ± 4.12 | 4.15 ± 3.01 | 10.12 ± 0.91 | 9.15 ± 0.7 | 142.65 ± 17.6 | 51.35 ± 2.66 |
p | 0.051 * | 0.048 * | 0.002 * | 0.041 * | 0.91 | 0.075 | 0.067 | 0.047 * |
Study Group | ||||||||
Before | 9.49 ± 0.97 | 8.63 ± 0.84 | 7.82 ± 0.79 | 5.85 ± 0.54 | 11.21 ± 0.98 | 9.47 ± 0.89 | 140.77 ± 13.91 | 46.47 ± 4.93 |
After | 9.11 ± 1.32 | 9.65 ± 0.97 | 8.87 ± 1.65 | 6.19 ± 0.33 | 10.35 ± 1.35 | 10.91 ± 1.64 | 142.34 ± 10.91 | 52.31 ± 0.66 |
p | 0.069 | 0.051 * | 0.043 * | 0.061 | 0.039 * | 0.042 * | 0.067 | 0.038 * |
Work and Study Group | ||||||||
Before | 8.73 ± 3.79 | 7.14 ± 1.44 | 7.69 ± 3.92 | 6.16 ± 4.03 | 10.35 ± 3.02 | 8.28 ± 2.99 | 136.04 ± 13.01 | 46.06 ± 1.15 |
After | 7.81 ± 0.48 | 8.01 ± 3.41 | 7.55 ± 1.51 | 7.97 ± 0.79 | 8.79 ± 1.55 | 6.55 ± 0.89 | 120.56 ± 15.33 | 46.59 ± 0.71 |
p | 0.043 *‡ | 0.061 ‡ | 0.341 ‡ | 0.048 *‡ | 0.021 *‡ | 0.036 *‡ | 0.001 *‡ | 0.713 |
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Zanini, G.d.S.; Campanhã, L.M.F.; Biazus, E.L.; Cardoso, H.F.; Verardi, C.E.L. Mood and Anxiety in University Students During COVID-19 Isolation: A Comparative Study Between Study-Only and Study-And-Work Groups. COVID 2025, 5, 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5080127
Zanini GdS, Campanhã LMF, Biazus EL, Cardoso HF, Verardi CEL. Mood and Anxiety in University Students During COVID-19 Isolation: A Comparative Study Between Study-Only and Study-And-Work Groups. COVID. 2025; 5(8):127. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5080127
Chicago/Turabian StyleZanini, Gabriel de Souza, Luana Marcela Ferreira Campanhã, Ercízio Lucas Biazus, Hugo Ferrari Cardoso, and Carlos Eduardo Lopes Verardi. 2025. "Mood and Anxiety in University Students During COVID-19 Isolation: A Comparative Study Between Study-Only and Study-And-Work Groups" COVID 5, no. 8: 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5080127
APA StyleZanini, G. d. S., Campanhã, L. M. F., Biazus, E. L., Cardoso, H. F., & Verardi, C. E. L. (2025). Mood and Anxiety in University Students During COVID-19 Isolation: A Comparative Study Between Study-Only and Study-And-Work Groups. COVID, 5(8), 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5080127