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Abstract

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 significantly marked people’s lives with respect to their behavior, and their physical and mental health. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2021 for a period of 5 months. The study sample included 218 students from the College of Physical Education and Sports of the University of Suceava who filled in a questionnaire on mental, physical and behavioral symptoms caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Anxiety Assessment Questionnaire (STAI). Results: The responses indicated increased anxiety, physical symptoms, altered behavior, and increased perception of social restrictions. Regression analyses indicated that the levels of anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak were strongly correlated with cognitive, physical and behavioral symptoms of the students. These were influenced by the living arrangements, location (urban vs. rural), age group and study year. Conclusions: The results show that first-year students did not exhibit significant physical and cognitive symptoms despite reporting anxiety, probably due to their enthusiasm as beginners. The 3rd year students were prone to anxiety and reported cognitive symptoms, possibly due to the prospects of an uncertain future.

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Title
The Impact of COVID-19 on Behavior and Physical and Mental Health of Romanian College Students
Author
Silișteanu, Sînziana Călina 1 ; Totan, Maria 2 ; Antonescu, Oana Raluca 3 ; Duică, Lavinia 2 ; Antonescu, Elisabeta 2 ; Andrei Emanuel Silișteanu 4 

 Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, 13 Universitatii Str., 720229 Suceava, Romania; [email protected] 
 Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 2A Lucian Blaga Str., 550169 Sibiu, Romania; [email protected] (L.D.); [email protected] (E.A.) 
 County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 2-4 Corneliu Coposu Str., 550245 Sibiu, Romania 
 Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences of Cluj-Napoca, 71 Traian Mosoiu Street, 400132 Cluj Napoca, Romania; [email protected] 
First page
246
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1010660X
e-ISSN
16489144
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2632964063
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.