Influence of self-efficiency beliefs on the health and well-being of university students in COVID-19

Autor: Danilo de Miranda Alves, Daniele Alcalá Pompeo, Yuri Sacardo, Letícia Palota Eid, Luciano Garcia Lourenção, Júlio César André
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, Vol 45 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1983-1447
DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2024.20230117.en
Popis: ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze general self-efficacy beliefs in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlation with psychological well-being and anxiety and depressive symptoms. Method: Cross-sectional study, carried out with nursing, medicine and psychology students from a higher education institution in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The sample consisted of 329 students and data collection took place through a questionnaire and scales, from August to December 2020. Mann-Whitney test and Spearman's correlation coefficient were used for analysis of the variables. Results: Participants' self-efficacy was median (34.3±7.5). Higher self-efficacy scores were correlated with better psychological well-being (p
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