The effects of perceived psychological, educational, and financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Greek university students' satisfaction with life through Mental Health.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Kokkinos, Constantinos M. Tsouloupas, Costas N. Voulgaridou, Ioanna
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to provide an operating mechanism for understanding the effects of COVID-19′s on satisfaction with life, subject to students’ general mental healthMethodsA sample of 1653 Greek speaking university students (72.4% females, 65.3% undergraduate, M age=26.1) completed an online survey including measures for perceived psychological, academic, and financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, general mental health and satisfaction with life.ResultsA mediation model was tested to illuminate these relationships by considering students’ general mental health as a mediator. Findings demonstrated that there were significant direct effects of perceived COVID-19 impact on participants’ financial status on satisfaction with life and indirect effects of perceived COVID-19 impact on participants’ financial status and academic performance respectively on satisfaction with life through general mental health.LimitationsThe study's cross-sectional design, self-report data and snowball sampling.ConclusionsThe findings add to our understanding of the relationship between perceived COVID-19 impact and life satisfaction among university students, and they shed light on the critical role of general mental health in mediating the relationship. Targeting the factors that influence general mental health can help to mitigate potential problems while also finding ways to improve mental health and well-being.
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ISSN	01650327
Journal	Journal of Affective Disorders [J Affect Disord]
Volume Number	300
DOI	10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.114
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8733280
PubMed reference number	34979179
e-ISSN	15732517
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier B.V.
Publisher Date	2022-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Mental health Well-being Satisfaction with life University students COVID-19 impact Mediation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health