Clinical trial NCT05930652: Cumulative Stress and Mental Health in Young Adults
Official title: Impact of Cumulative Stress on Mental Health in Young Adults
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Stress, Psychological
Stress-related Problem
Cumulative Trauma
Mental Health Issue
Mental Stress
Psychological Well-Being
Keywords: cumulative stress
mental health
young adults
stress syndrome
risk factors
protective factors
Lead sponsor: Jagiellonian University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Jagiellonian University
First posted: 2023-07-05
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 19
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: University students participating in active learning.

Brief summary: 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

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: General Well-being
timeFrame: April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023
measure: Personality Traits
timeFrame: April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023
measure: Emotion Regulation
timeFrame: April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023
measure: Meaning in Life
timeFrame: April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Authors survey
timeFrame: April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Krakow
country: Poland
facility: Behaviour in Crisis Lab, Impact of cumulative stress on the mental health of young people project, Jagiellonian University in Krakow
Study officials:
affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
name: Bernadetta Izydorczyk, Prof
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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