Psychological Factors Associated with General Quality of Life in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study on a Multicultural Sample of Romanian Medical Students.

Publication date: Jun 21, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the general quality of life (GQOL) of a large number of individuals, including those in the academic environment. This study investigated GQOL in a sample of 613 Romanian medicine students (81. 57% were female; mean age = 21. 40 +/- 1. 749 years) in relation to their Big Five personality characteristics, Perceived Stress and Fear of COVID-19. The study was conducted between June 2020 and March 2022. These variables were investigated with the Big Five Inventory-2: Extra-Short Form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the Perceived Stress Scale-10 and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Statistical analysis included hierarchical linear regression and t-tests. The results indicated a significant direct relationship between GQOL and the personality traits of Conscientiousness, Extraversion and Agreeableness. However, a significant inverse relationship was observed between GQOL and Perceived Stress and Neuroticism. Fear of COVID-19 was significantly higher in women, while no other socio-demographic variables were associated with GQOL. A total of 61. 7% of the studied population returned to their original residency during the pandemic years. These results could be important for better understanding the vulnerability to significant epidemiological events in academic populations and for planning adequate preventive or interventional measures.

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Concepts	Keywords
June	COVID-19
March	cultural
Pandemic	fear
Romanian	medicine
Students	personality
	quality of life
	stress
	students

Semantics

Type	Source	Name
disease	IDO	quality
disease	MESH	COVID-19 Pandemic
drug	DRUGBANK	Famciclovir
disease	MESH	Neuroticism
disease	VO	population
drug	DRUGBANK	Tropicamide
drug	DRUGBANK	Coenzyme M
disease	MESH	sequels
disease	MESH	infection
disease	MESH	sleep disorders
disease	MESH	post traumatic stress disorder
disease	MESH	insomnia
drug	DRUGBANK	Ethanol
disease	MESH	viral infection
disease	MESH	lifestyle
disease	MESH	uncertainty
disease	MESH	morbidity
disease	MESH	burnout
disease	VO	time
disease	VO	efficient
disease	VO	protocol
disease	IDO	country
drug	DRUGBANK	Methionine
drug	DRUGBANK	Isoxaflutole
disease	IDO	process
drug	DRUGBANK	Etoperidone
disease	VO	USA
disease	VO	frequency
disease	MESH	loneliness
disease	MESH	comorbidity
disease	MESH	substance abuse
disease	MESH	suicide
disease	MESH	causality
disease	IDO	history
disease	IDO	intervention
drug	DRUGBANK	Silver
disease	MESH	sleep quality
disease	MESH	psychological distress
disease	MESH	psychological stress
drug	DRUGBANK	Trestolone
disease	MESH	emergency
disease	MESH	Death
drug	DRUGBANK	Nicotine
disease	VO	organization
drug	DRUGBANK	Amifampridine
disease	MESH	domestic violence
drug	DRUGBANK	Efavirenz

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