Danilo de Miranda Alves, Daniele Alcalá Pompeo, Yuri Sacardo, Letícia Palota Eid, Luciano Garcia Lourenção, Júlio César André
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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<0.001; r= -0.582) and absence of anxiety (p<0.001) and depressive (p<0.001) symptoms.
Conclusion: High self-efficacy beliefs were associated with better mental health outcomes. Strengthening self-efficacy in universities can help improve students' health behaviors and prevent mental illness.
期刊介绍:
A Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul edita e publica a Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem para divulgar a produção científica da Enfermagem e áreas afins. Foi criada em 1976 e atualmente tem periodicidade trimestral.