Stress perception, mental health, coping strategies, and perception of digitalization in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Online survey of students at Saxon universities as part of a research project funded by the Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts; SMWK).

• Conditions: F00-F99; Mental and behavioural disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00030697
• Lead Sponsor: niversität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-05-27
• Study Start: 2022-11-22
• Results First Posted: 2023-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5510

Inclusion Criteria

Enrollment at one of the participating universities

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychosocial factors and psychopathology assessed by one-time survey. For<br>several questionnaires are used for the survey: ENRICHED Social Support Inventory (ESSI), UCLA 3-Item<br>Loneliness Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Alcohol Use Disorders<br>Identification Test (AUDIT), Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire 8 (EDE-Q8), General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Messinstrument für die Wahrnehmung von Studienanforderungen (MWS), items on the use of mental health support services, items on the use of support services at universities, and items on media use and digitalization processes at universities.