Psihičke teškoće i zadovoljstvo životom studenata nakon pandemije COVID-19

master's thesis

• Title (english): Psychological difficulties and life satisfaction among students after COVID-19 pandemic
• Author: Maja Pravica
• Mentor: Anita Lauri Korajlija (mentor)
• Committee member: Vesna Vlahović Štetić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Una Mikac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-06-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Clinical and Health Psychology

Abstract

Studenti su izvještavali o psihičkim teškoćama tijekom pandemije COVID-19, no posljedice pandemije tek se trebaju ispitati. Cilj je ovog istraživanja bio ispitati psihičke teškoće studenata i predvidjeti njihovo psihičko zdravlje određenim čimbenicima u postpandemijskom razdoblju. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 269 studenata, a najzastupljeniji su bili sudionici ženskog roda. Podaci su prikupljeni online putem u razdoblju od lipnja do srpnja 2023. Sudionici su ispunili Upitnik o (ne)doživljenim stresnim događajima tijekom razdoblja pandemije, Upitnik suočavanja sa stresnim situacijama, Ljestvicu stresnih životnih događaja za studente, kratku formu UCLA ljestvice usamljenosti, Upitnik za ispitivanje općih psihopatoloških teškoća (CORE-10) i DSM-5 dimenzionalno-presječnu samoprocjensku mjeru simptoma za odrasle – razina 1, a zadovoljstvo životom mjereno je jednom česticom. Studenti su u najvećoj mjeri imali povišeni rezultat na domenama depresivnosti i anksioznosti. Oko polovice je imalo povišeni rezultat na problemima s ljutnjom, uporabi psihoaktivnih tvari, funkcioniranju ličnosti, maniji i somatskim simptomima, dok oko trećine na problemima sa spavanjem, ponavljajućim mislima i ponašanjima te problemima s pamćenjem. Hijerarhijska regresijska analiza potvrdila je značajnost sociodemografskih čimbenika, osobnih karakteristika i doživljenih iskustava u predviđanju psihološke uznemirenosti. Ženski rod, studenti s nižim rezultatom na suočavanju usmjerenom na problem, te višim rezultatom na usamljenosti i stresnim događajima doživljenim tijekom studija imat će višu psihološku uznemirenost. Prihodi, suočavanje usmjereno na problem, suočavanje usmjereno na emocije i usamljenost značajno su predviđali zadovoljstvo životom. Međutim, uvođenjem stresnih događaja kao prediktora, regresijski model više nije bio značajan u objašnjavanju zadovoljstva životom.

Abstract (english)

Students reported psychological difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the consequences of the pandemic are yet to be examined. The aim of this study was to examine students’ psychological disturbances and predict their mental health in the post-pandemic era. Data was collected online from June to July 2023. 269 students, predominantly female, completed the Questionnaire on (non-)experienced stressful events during the pandemic period, the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE), the Students Life Events Stress Scale, the short form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation (CORE-10) and the DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure—Adult, while life satisfaction was measured using a single item. The most frequently reported domains of psychiatric symptomatology were depression and anxiety. About half of the students reported anger issues, substance use, personality functioning, mania and somatic symptoms, while around one-third reported sleep problems, repetitive thoughts and behaviors and memory problems. Hierarchical regression analysis was significant in predicting psychological distress. Results indicate that female students, those with lower scores on problem-focused coping, and higher scores on loneliness and stressful events experienced during the studies will have higher psychological distress. Income, problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping and loneliness significantly predicted life satisfaction. However, when stressful events added in regression analysis, model was no longer significant in explaining life satisfaction.

• Keywords: psihičko zdravlje; zadovoljstvo životom; studenti; stres; pandemija COVID-19
• Keywords (english): mental health; life satisfaction; students; stress; COVID-19 pandemic
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:696864
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-07-02 13:15:56