Negative affectivity in university students and its relationship with academic performance and professional outlook after COVID-19

• Main Authors: Bruna de Oliveira Alves (Author), Bárbara Guimarães Lourenço (Author), Bianca Bacelar Assis Araújo (Author), Luana Vieira Toledo (Author), Rafael Lopes Chaves (Author), Érika de Cássia Lopes Chaves (Author), Tânia Couto Machado Chianca (Author), Caroline de Castro Moura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence of negative affectivity in university students in the post-COVID-19 pandemic context and its relationship with academic performance and professional outlook. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduate students from a public university in Minas Gerais between September 2022 and September 2023. Data were collected using a sociodemographic and psychosocial characterization questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21. The relationships between negative affectivity, academic performance, and professional outlook were verified using the Kruskal-Wallis test, with a significance level of 5%. Results: a total of 585 students participated in the study. A high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was found among university students in the post-COVID-19 context, with a notable severity of anxiety. A negative association was detected between the investigated negative affectivity, academic performance, and professional outlook. Conclusions: the results indicate an emotional vulnerability in university students, with a relationship between negative affectivity and a decline in academic performance and professional outlook.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0040