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Abstract
This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of probable PTSD and associated factors among French university students one month after the initial COVID-19 lockdown. Using data from 22,883 students who completed an online questionnaire, the study found a 19.5% prevalence of probable PTSD, as assessed by the PCL-5. Several factors were significantly associated with PTSD, including female or non-binary gender, prior trauma exposure, living alone during quarantine, poor social ties, income loss, poor housing quality, low-quality information, and high COVID-19 exposure. The findings suggest potential post-traumatic consequences from the pandemic and lockdown.
Publisher
Translational Psychiatry
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Authors & Affiliations
Marielle Wathelet (Fédération de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts-de-France, Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Thomas Fovet (Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Améliane Jousset (Fédération de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts-de-France), Stéphane Duhem (Fédération de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts-de-France, Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Enguerrand Habran, Mathilde Hom (Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Christophe Debien (Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Charles-Edouard Notredame (Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Thierry Baubet (Fédération de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale des Hauts-de-France), Guillaume Vaiva (Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R)), Fabien D’Hondt (Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R))
Tags
PTSD
COVID-19
university students
mental health
quarantine
psychological impact
trauma
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