Postgraduate Program in Medications and Pharmaceutical Care, School of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Department of Clinical and Social Nutrition, School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Nov 1;12(1):615. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02138-1.
Resilience is a crucial factor in students' mental health, playing an important role in their successful adaptation to the academic environment. However, there is a lack of understanding about resilience and its associated factors in students from different undergraduate courses. This study aimed to describe the resilience profile of undergraduate students from various courses in Brazil and identify sociodemographic, economic, and academic factors associated with resilience.
This study has data from a cross-sectional multicenter study involving undergraduate students from eight Federal Institutions of Higher Education in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The dependent variable was resilience, measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) 10-item version, with sociodemographic, economic, and academic factors considered independent variables. Data was collected virtually via a self-administered questionnaire between October 2021 and February 2022 (during the covid-19 pandemic). Independent samples t-tests and ANOVAs were conducted to compare resilience scores between independent variables, and Tukey's post-hoc test was performed when necessary. Multiple linear regression was performed to create three models.
8,650 undergraduate students were included in this study. The average score on the resilience scale was 19.86 ± 8.15, with a normal distribution. The respondents ranged from 18 to 71 years old, averaging 23.9 ± 6.33. Being female, not having a religious belief, having low per capita family income, having had a decrease in the family income, not being heterosexual, or having the head of the family with a low education level were the main factors associated, individually, with low resilience scores in the sociodemographic and economic multiple linear regression model constructed. Being from linguistics, letters and arts courses, being enrolled in fewer subjects, or being from UFMG were the main factors associated, individually, with low resilience scores in the academic multiple linear regression model constructed.
The study's findings revealed that sociodemographic, economic, and academic variables were significantly associated with resilience scores in undergraduates from Minas Gerais during the covid-19 pandemic. These findings can help universities develop target strategies to promote students' resilience and reduce the risk of poor mental health among this population.
弹性是学生心理健康的关键因素，对他们成功适应学术环境起着重要作用。然而，对于来自不同本科课程的学生的弹性及其相关因素，我们的了解还很有限。本研究旨在描述巴西不同本科课程学生的弹性特征，并确定与弹性相关的社会人口学、经济和学术因素。
本研究的数据来自巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州八所联邦高等教育机构的一项横断面多中心研究。因变量是弹性，使用 Connor-Davidson 弹性量表（CD-RISC）的 10 项版本进行测量，社会人口学、经济和学术因素被视为自变量。数据于 2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 2 月（在新冠疫情期间）通过虚拟自填问卷收集。独立样本 t 检验和方差分析用于比较自变量之间的弹性评分，必要时进行 Tukey 事后检验。进行了多元线性回归以创建三个模型。
本研究共纳入 8650 名本科生。弹性量表的平均得分为 19.86±8.15，呈正态分布。受访者年龄在 18 至 71 岁之间，平均年龄为 23.9±6.33。女性、无宗教信仰、家庭人均收入低、家庭收入减少、非异性恋或家庭主要成员受教育程度低是社会人口学和经济多元线性回归模型中与低弹性评分相关的主要因素。来自语言学、人文学科课程、选修科目较少或来自 UFMG 是与构建的学术多元线性回归模型中与低弹性评分相关的主要因素。
本研究结果表明，在新冠疫情期间，社会人口学、经济和学术变量与米纳斯吉拉斯州本科生的弹性评分显著相关。这些发现可以帮助大学制定针对学生的策略，以提高学生的弹性，降低该人群心理健康不良的风险。
