%0 Journal Article
%T The emotional and social state among academic youth during the COVID- 19 pandemic (Research report)
%A Owczarz, Magdalena
%J Homo et Societas
%V 2021
%R 10.4467/25436104HS.21.009.15287
%N Issue 6/2021
%P 135-144
%K COVID-19 pandemic, emotional states, social states, academic youth, pandemic disorders, stress, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress.
%@ 2543-6104
%D 2021
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/homo-et-societas/article/stany-emocjonalno-spoleczne-wsrod-mlodziezy-akademickiej-w-okresie-pandemii-covid-19-raport-z-badan
%X The research was conducted in 2020 and showed that the period of the pandemic will generally have a negative impact on the student’s community. Among students negative emotional states appeared that weakened the psyche of the respondents, and in some cases there was even a nervous breakdown and suicidal thoughts. The students lost their self-esteem, some were touched by a sense of psychological harm and suffering. Among students there were fears about the future and a real threat to the loss of one’s own health and that of relatives. Mental and physical fatigue of students, the impression of slowing down the passage of time and limitations in interpersonal contacts forced changes in the daily rhythm of the day and even corrections in their life plans. The pandemic situation also significantly reduced the pace and motivation to learn and the emergence of such conditions as loss of interests, decreased concentration, difficulty remembering. It may seem disturbing that already in the second wave of the pandemic, as many as 29% of coronersceptics were among the students who studied there. The positive phenomena were that the period of isolation contributed to drawing attention to the quality and quantity of interpersonal contacts and their proper appreciation, and the fact that the extremely burdensome situation did not result in resorting to stimulants and drugs in order to improve well-being.