Authors: Veerle Buffel; Sarah Van de Velde; Yildiz Akvardar; Miia Bask; Marie-Christine Brault; Heide Busse; Andreas Chatzittofis; Joel Ladner; Fatemeh Rabiee-Khan; Theoni Stathopoulou; Marie-Pierre Tavolacci; Claudia van der Heijde; Claudia R Pischke; Paula Mayara Matos Fialho; Edwin Wouters

Venue: European Journal of Public Health

Type: Publication

Abstract: Abstract Background Students are a vulnerable group for the indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly their mental health. This paper examined the cross-national variation in students’ depressive symptoms and whether this can be related to the various protective measures implemented in response to the initial stage of the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods Student data stem from the COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study, covering 26 countries during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Country-level data on government respo... (read more)

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac026