School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
School of Humanities, Social & Education Sciences (Psychology), European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jun 25;21(7):825. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21070825.
The mental well-being of university students has been a growing concern in Public Health and has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic (including the post-pandemic era) introduced and exacerbated a variety of potential stressors for vulnerable individuals and communities, resulting in an increase in mental health issues among university students. Resilience, as a process, is the ability of a system to adapt and grow in the face of adversity. This is a crucial aspect to consider when examining the coping of university students in critical situations such as COVID-19.
This study aims to assess the association between resilience and mental health outcomes among university students in Cyprus during the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.
A parallel embedded mixed methods research design will be utilized to assess resilience, measured by the Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the COVID-19 Impact Scale (CIS) and mental health outcomes measured by the Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL 90-R), during the COVID-19 post-pandemic era (January 2022-July 2024) among university students in the Republic of Cyprus. The study will be conducted in two stages: a pilot study followed by the main study. Quantitative data will be collected through a web-based survey, while qualitative data will be obtained through in-person focus groups designed to capture participants' experiences. Participants will be recruited using a proportional quota sampling approach to achieve representativeness based on predefined demographics. The study protocol has been approved by the Cyprus Bioethics Committee (approval no: EEC/EP/2023/31).
This study is expected to broaden our understanding of the intricate interactions between the COVID-19 pandemic's impact, resilience, and mental health outcomes. The focus on university students' psychological wellbeing is consistent with the call by the WHO to focus on mental health (World Health Organization, 2019).
大学生的心理健康问题一直是公共卫生领域日益关注的问题，而 COVID-19 大流行更是加剧了这一问题。大流行（包括后疫情时代）给弱势群体和社区带来了各种潜在的压力源，导致大学生的心理健康问题增加。韧性作为一个过程，是系统面对逆境时适应和成长的能力。在研究 COVID-19 等危机情况下大学生的应对方式时，这是一个需要考虑的关键方面。
本研究旨在评估塞浦路斯大学生在后 COVID-19 大流行时代的韧性与心理健康结果之间的关联。
将采用平行嵌入式混合方法研究设计，在塞浦路斯共和国的大学生中，评估 COVID-19 大流行后时期（2022 年 1 月至 2024 年 7 月）的韧性（通过 Conner-Davidson 韧性量表（CD-RISC）测量）、COVID-19 影响量表（CIS）和心理健康结果（通过症状检查表 90 修订版（SCL 90-R）测量）。研究将分两个阶段进行：预研究和主研究。定量数据将通过网络调查收集，而定性数据将通过面对面焦点小组收集，旨在捕捉参与者的经验。将采用比例配额抽样方法招募参与者，以根据预先定义的人口统计学特征实现代表性。该研究方案已获得塞浦路斯生物伦理委员会的批准（批准号：EEC/EP/2023/31）。
本研究有望拓宽我们对 COVID-19 大流行影响、韧性和心理健康结果之间复杂相互作用的理解。关注大学生的心理健康与世界卫生组织（WHO）关注心理健康的呼吁一致（世界卫生组织，2019 年）。
