Sleep difficulties and use of prescription and non-prescription sleep aids in Portuguese Higher Education students

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant psychological impact on vulnerable groups, particularly students. The present study aims to investigate the mental and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors in a sample of Portuguese higher education students. An online cross-sectional study was conducted among 1522 higher education students selected by convenience sampling. The survey assessed mental health symptoms as well as sociodemographic variables, health-related perceptions, and psychological factors. Results were fitted to binary and multivariable logistic regression models. The overall prevalences of stress, anxiety, and depression were 35.7%, 36.2%, and 28.5%, respectively. Poor mental health outcomes were related with being female, having no children, living with someone with chronic disease, facing hopelessness, and lacking resilient coping. Future studies focusing on better ways to promote mental health and wellbeing among students are warranted. It is necessary to gather more evidence on the post-pandemic mental health using robust study designs and standardized assessment tools.

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Challenges in Conducting the Study to Adapt and Test the Psychometric Properties of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale in a Sample of 267 Portuguese Higher Education Students

10.4135/9781529718263 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Maria José Carvalho Nogueira

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Education Students ◽

Psychological Vulnerability ◽

Portuguese Higher Education

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Self-Learning Skills Perceived in Communities of Inquiry of Portuguese Higher Education Students

Psychology ◽

10.4236/psych.2013.45066 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 04 (05) ◽

pp. 463-471 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

José António Moreira ◽

António Gomes Ferreira ◽

Ana Cristina Almeida

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Education Students ◽

Learning Skills ◽

Portuguese Higher Education ◽

Self Learning ◽

Communities Of Inquiry

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Knowledge, attitudes and preventive behaviors toward COVID-19: a study among higher education students in Portugal

Journal of Health Research ◽

10.1108/jhr-07-2020-0254 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Regina Ferreira Alves ◽

Catarina Samorinha ◽

José Precioso

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Preventive Behavior ◽

Education Students ◽

Preventive Behaviors ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Content Type ◽

Predictive Variables ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Portuguese Higher Education ◽

Academic Year

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about COVID-19 among Portuguese higher education students.Design/methodology/approachIn May 2020, all students from a Portuguese University were invited to participate in completing an online questionnaire. A total of 262 students participated. COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes toward COVID-19 and preventive behaviors were assessed. Differences between outcomes and sociodemographics were analyzed through independent t-tests and the ANOVA. A generalized linear model was calculated to determine the predictive variables of preventive behaviors.FindingsStudents revealed good knowledge about COVID-19, correctly answering 13.06 (SD = 1.25) questions in a total of 14 and favorable attitudes toward preventive behaviors (M = 32.73, SD = 2.88). Students reported always engaging in, on average, 5.81 (SD = 2.61) of the 12 behavior analyzed. Females presented higher levels of knowledge, more positive attitudes and engaged in more preventive behaviors than males. Being a bachelor's (Exp (β) = 8.213, 95% CI: 1.791–37.670, p < 0.01) or a master's degree student (Exp (β) = 7.568, 95% CI: 1.598–35.835, p < 0.05) and having positive attitudes toward preventive behavior of COVID-19 predicted the adoption of those preventive behavior (Exp (β) = 1.340, 95% CI: 1.189–1.510, p < 0.001).Originality/valueThis study provides useful data to plan health education programs about COVID-19 among higher education students. The continuous investment by universities in preventive campaigns is essential to promote good preventive behaviors in the next academic year.

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GREEN ATTITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN PORTUGUESE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

ICERI2020 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/iceri.2020.0211 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Ribeiro ◽

António Fernandes ◽

António Fernandes

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Environmental Awareness ◽

Education Students ◽

Portuguese Higher Education

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Development and Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Resilience among Portuguese University Students: Resilience Scale-10

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11020061 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 61

Author(s):

Jacinto Jardim ◽

Anabela Pereira ◽

Ana Bártolo

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Developmental Phase ◽

Education Students ◽

Resilience Scale ◽

Two Factors ◽

The Face ◽

Predictor Of Success ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

Portuguese Higher Education ◽

The University

Higher education students lack skills to deal in a positive way with the crises inherent to the developmental phase in which they find themselves. However, the complexity of the current global context adds an urgent need for them to be resilient. For this purpose, it is necessary to evaluate their capacity for resilience, which requires the use of instruments that are easy to access, useful, simple, and fast. In this sense, this study aimed to develop and validate a scale to assess students’ resilience in the face of adversity. The scale was administered to a sample of 2030 Portuguese higher education students. The results obtained pointed towards a factorial structure composed of two factors named “self-determination” and “adaptability”, which showed good internal consistency. Therefore, this scale proved to be a valid measure to assess resilience among the university population. Future studies may consider this variable as an intervention target since it can be a predictor of success in phases of change and crisis.

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