Factors associated with the perception of fear of COVID-19 in university students

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

关键词: Fear;    COVID-19;    Students;    University;    Risk Factors;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0448

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze the factors associated with the perception of fear of COVID-19 in Brazilian university students.Methods: this is an online, cross-sectional analytical study conducted at a Brazilian public university with 1,437 undergraduate students between September and November 2020. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale was used to measure the main construct. Data analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney U test, Cohen’s r test and multiple linear regression analysis.Results: factors associated with fear of COVID-19 in university students were the variables biological sex, perception of good sleep quality, many days of access to information, not complying with social distancing, reporting sufficient hours of sleep, not having a partner, guidance sexual non-heterosexual, being in the risk group for COVID-19 and tobacco consumption.Conclusions: the study findings can contribute to the discussion about the weaknesses that the university population is experiencing in this pandemic period.

【 授权许可】

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