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Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and mental health in a sample of university students: the mediating role of resilience and psychological well-being
| dc.contributor.author | Ala, Sílvia Maria Fernandes | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramos-Campos, Francisco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Relva, Inês Carvalho | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-14T15:55:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-14T15:55:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most stressful events in recent times across the world. The long-term effect of these experiences raises several concerns, including the development of post-traumatic stress symptomatology. However, little is known about the psychological processes that mediate this association. The aim of this study was to explore the association of emotional exhaustion and anxiety in post-traumatic stress symptomatology, and the mediating role of resilience and psychological well-being in university students. A total of 526 university students of both sexes participated in this study, and they were aged between 17 and 62 years old. Symptoms of anxiety and emotional exhaustion were significantly higher in females, in contrast, males showed on average more resilience and psychological well-being. Additionally, participants with COVID-19 infection had higher levels of emotional exhaustion, anxiety, and PTSD. The results indicated that the variables were correlated with each other (p < 0.001). A conceptual model was confirmed that describes anxiety and emotional exhaustion as predictors, post-traumatic stress symptomatology as an outcome variable, and resilience and psychological well-being as mediators. Resilience and psychological well-being can be important protective factors for adaptive responses in stressful situations. The findings obtained in this study will provide a theoretical basis for designing targeted interventions to improve psychological health, whether for crisis intervention, the process of adapting to higher education, or for recovery plans from psychological trauma. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Inês Relva works was funded by national funds through FCT—Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the project the Scientific Employment Stimulus—Institutional Call CEECINST/00127/2018/CP1501/CT0004 (https://doi.org/10.54499/CEECINST/00127/2018/CP1 501/CT0004), accessed on 1 May 2024. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ala, Sílvia Maria Fernandes; Ramos-Campos, Francisco; Relva, Inês Carvalho (2024). Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and mental health in a sample of university students: the mediating role of resilience and psychological well-being. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. ISSN 2254-9625. 14:8, p. 2262-2281 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ejihpe14080151 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2254-9625 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/30417 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | Not Available | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Pandemic | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Symptomatology mental health | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Anxiety | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Emotional exhaustion | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Post-traumatic stress symptomatology | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Psychological well-being | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Resilience | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | University students | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and mental health in a sample of university students: the mediating role of resilience and psychological well-being | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Not Available | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/CEEC INST 2018/CEECINST%2F00127%2F2018%2FCP1501%2FCT0004/PT | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 2281 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 8 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 2262 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 14 | pt_PT |
| oaire.fundingStream | CEEC INST 2018 | |
| person.familyName | Ala | |
| person.givenName | Sílvia Maria Fernandes | |
| person.identifier | 3488239 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | BA14-79E5-A5F2 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-5340-3864 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 56267774000 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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