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Locked down. A study of the mental health of French Management School students during the COVID-19 health crisis using the POMS questionnaire
[Confinés ! Une étude de la santé mentale des étudiants dans une Ecole de Management française pendant la crise sanitaire COVID-19 à l'aide du questionnaire POMS]

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  • Stéphane Justeau

    (ESSCA - School of Management)

  • Anne Musson

    (SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - INSTITUT AGRO Agrocampus Ouest - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

  • Damien Rousselière

    (SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - INSTITUT AGRO Agrocampus Ouest - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic has caused the closure of French higher education institutions leading to a series of lockdowns that have affected the mental health of students. We use the POMS (Profile of Mood States) questionnaire developed by McNair et al. (1971) to identify the state of the mental health of students in a French Management School (post-high school level, aged 18+). Our results show that a significant proportion of students show altered mental states and generalized fatigue. 41% of the 1,123 respondents had a worrying mental health condition. We highlight the impact of the absence of social ties and of physical and sports activities. Finally, we suggest that techniques to reduce states such as stress and anxiety be introduced into the curriculum.

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  • Stéphane Justeau & Anne Musson & Damien Rousselière, 2021. "Locked down. A study of the mental health of French Management School students during the COVID-19 health crisis using the POMS questionnaire [Confinés ! Une étude de la santé mentale des étudiants," Working Papers hal-03350516, HAL.
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    Keywords

    Business School; Mental Health; Mental Preparation; Students; C42; Ecole de Management; Etudiants; Covid-19; Santé Mentale; Préparation mentale; POMS;
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    • C42 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Survey Methods

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