SHAPE Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 12;18(6):2930. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062930.
Initial studies indicated that student mental health was impaired during the early stages of the pandemic and that maintaining/improving physical activity gave some protection from mental illness. However, as the pandemic persists, these data may not reflect current circumstances and may have been confounded by exam stress.
This study used an online survey to assess the changes in, and associations between, mental health and movement behaviours in 255 UK university students from before the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2019) to 9 months following the UK's first confirmed case (October 2020). Changes in and associations between mental wellbeing, perceived stress, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour were assessed using a mixed model ANOVA; a multiple linear regression model determined the predictive value of variables associated with Δ mental wellbeing.
Mental wellbeing and physical activity decreased (45.2 to 42.3 ( < 0.001); 223 to 173 min/week ( < 0.001)), whereas perceived stress and time spent sedentary increased (19.8 to 22.8 ( < 0.001); 66.0 to 71.2 h/week ( = 0.036)). Δ perceived stress, Δ sedentary behaviour and university year accounted for 64.7%, 12.9%, and 10.1% of the variance in Δ mental wellbeing ( < 0.001; = 0.006; = 0.035).
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a sustained negative impact on student mental health and movement behaviour.
初步研究表明，在大流行的早期阶段，学生的心理健康受到损害，而保持/提高身体活动水平可以在一定程度上预防精神疾病。然而，随着大流行的持续，这些数据可能无法反映当前的情况，并且可能受到考试压力的影响。
本研究使用在线调查评估了 255 名英国大学生在 COVID-19 大流行前（2019 年 10 月）到英国首例确诊病例后 9 个月（2020 年 10 月）期间心理健康和运动行为的变化及其相关性。使用混合模型方差分析评估了心理健康、感知压力、身体活动和久坐行为的变化及其相关性；使用多元线性回归模型确定了与 Δ 心理健康相关的变量的预测值。
心理健康和身体活动下降（45.2 至 42.3（<0.001）；223 至 173 分钟/周（<0.001）），而感知压力和久坐时间增加（19.8 至 22.8（<0.001）；66.0 至 71.2 小时/周（=0.036））。Δ感知压力、Δ久坐行为和大学年级分别解释了 Δ 心理健康变化的 64.7%、12.9%和 10.1%（<0.001；=0.006；=0.035）。
COVID-19 大流行对学生的心理健康和运动行为产生了持续的负面影响。
