Cumulative Stress and Mental Health in Young Adults

Bernadetta Izydorczyk

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Stress; Psychological Well-Being; Mental Health Issue; Cumulative Trauma; Stress, Psychological; Stress-related Problem

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Psychological tests and psychosocial questionnaires

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05930652

221.0042.26_2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the needs of young adults - "policrisis generation", exposed to cumulative stress during 2020-2023, in terms of quality of mental health, the psychosocial resources, protective factors for cumulative stress effect, and the standards for effective prevention. The main questions to be answered are:

• How does cumulative stress affect young adults?
• Is there a specific cumulative stress syndrome that can be described?
• What are the risk and the protective factors for cumulative stress?
• How does the "policrisis generation" deal with the cumulative stress they have been exposed to? Participants will complete psychological questionnaires

Full description

Background: Epidemiological data are not sufficient to determine the mental health outcomes of exposure to cumulative stress of 2020-2023. Holistic knowledge of risk and protective factors, pathways leading to symptoms (not yet observed), and stress management strategies for the generation living under cumulative stress conditions (pandemic, war, refugee migration, economic crisis) is needed.

Participants: 400 young adults, recruited among university students.

Research methodology: Analysis of data collected by screening questionnaires, psychological scales, and questionnaires, related to mental health conditions.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 19 and 25 years
• Standard educational opportunities
• Attending the university course cycle

Exclusion criteria

• Age below 19
• Intellectual disability
• Inability to self-complete the research questionnaires

Trial design

400 participants in 1 patient group

Young adults

Description:

The population of Polish Students, who graduated from high schools/ passed leaving exams, started university studies between 2020 and 2023, and were living in Poland during this period (2020-2023: COVID-19, lockdown, economic crisis, political changes, climate changes, and the war in Ukraine).

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Psychological tests and psychosocial questionnaires