Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Wellbeing in 4-Year College Students: The Role of Resilience, Physical activity, and Social Support
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2023
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The objective of this study was to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental well-being in college students, taking a holistic approach to mental well-being to account for the social, physical, and emotional impacts. Data was gathered from 42 students enrolled in 4-year universities in the United States via an online survey using the Impact of Covid-19 Scale, the Short-Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form. The results of the study found that there is a significant positive relationship between mental wellbeing and social support. Alternatively, no statistical significance in the relationship between mental wellbeing and resilience and physical activity was found. Additionally, the study found a significant relationship between Impact of Covid-19 and the year in university. Community efforts promoting resilience, physical activity, and social support may help provide hope to college students struggling with their mental wellbeing throughout Covid-19. Further research is needed to assess the long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19, Resilience, Social Support, Physical Activity, Mental Well Being