Thirteenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

Most people’s lives, in every part of the world, have been impacted by COVID-19 in the last two years and students are among those who have been confronted to the most direct impacts (Unesco, 2021). They had to deal with major changes in their academic experience, going from a full presential situation to a full online one. Although these changes happened smoothly for some students, such was not the case for all of them. Some studies showed that academic, financial, social and psychological covid related stressors were related to either a significant decrease in well-being or the development of symptoms of depression (Chegg.org, 2021; Demarest et al, 2020; Halperin, Henderson, Prenner et Grauer, 2021; Network H.M., 2020). The objectives of this study are: 1- to analyse what factors, among different situational variables, are associated with difficulties related to well-being and depression and 2- to identify who were the students who showed higher tendencies towards perseverance. This study was conducted with university students at a university located in Quebec, Canada and in a university located in Lisbon, Portugal. Multiple regression analyses are used to identify the best predictors of students well-being, depression level and perseverance. Results are used to underline the variables that have a stronger impact on wellness and to propose interventions that can help universities to have a positive impact on students during a situation similar to the pandemic.