Last update : 04/30/2021

LearninCov - Learning in pandemic times: Anxiety, cognitive capacities and decision-making of university students

Head : Timothée Demont, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
Eva Raiber, Aix-Marseille School of Economics

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Last update : 01/15/2021

LearninCov - Learning in pandemic times: Anxiety, cognitive capacities and decision-making of university students

Head : Timothée Demont, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
Eva Raiber, Aix-Marseille School of Economics

Main objective

This research project aims at better understanding the consequences of this major, sudden, and society-wide shock on university students who, by definition, are at the doorstep of their professional life and need substantial cognitive resources to make the most of their university training. We investigate the following question: Does the anxiety generated by the Covid-19 pandemic affect the learning and decision-making capacities of students and, if yes, by how much and through which channels? We specifically test the impact of the negative labor-market and social consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on students’ cognitive abilities, confidence and locus of control, expectations, risk preferences, and mental health.
In order to uncover mechanisms and allow sharper recommendations about student support policies, our study is designed to quantify the relative importance of worries regarding future labor-market opportunities and the impairment of social life and network, test the role of the competitive pressure, and perform a variety of heterogeneity analyses to identify particularly vulnerable groups such as female, low economic background and depression-prone students.

Inclusion criteria

The survey will include around 2,000 randomly-selected students from different faculties and at different stages of their studies at the Aix-Marseille University (AMU). The student body at the AMU is diverse with regard to gender composition and socio-economic background of the students. Accessing participants of different characteristics and from different fields and levels of study will allow us to uncover the underlying mechanisms.

Last update : 01/15/2021

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COV-JEUNENFANT - Experience of families with young children (from birth to 6 years of age) during the first lockdown

Head : ZAOUCHE GAUDRON Chantal, Scientific interest group on infants, early childhood in context (BECO) - Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées Federal University

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Last update : 05/05/2021

SERODRON - Evaluation of healthcare professional exposure to COVID-19

Head : PATOZ Pierre

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Last update : 05/06/2021

COCO_LATE - Clinical events occurring within 6 months of SARS-COV-2 infection: multicentre cohort

Head : ROBINEAU Olivier

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Last update : 05/06/2021

COVID-IMPACT - Prevalence and Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among AP-HP Staff During the Covid-19 Epidemic

Head : PELISSOLO Antoine , Psychiatry

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Last update : 01/29/2021

COVID-IMPACT - Prevalence and Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among AP-HP Staff During the Covid-19 Epidemic

Head : PELISSOLO Antoine , Psychiatry

Main objective

The epidemic of coronavirus induces a major influx of patients implying a rapid modification of the organizations, a work overload and a significant stress for the care teams and supports of the hospitals of the Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) . To this is added the impact on each professional of the large number of very severe patients to be treated, of death and the anxiety of contamination, reinforced by the actual cases of staff themselves sick. Emergency phone numbers for professionals in the event of psychological suffering were quickly put in place at the AP-HP and Hospitals level. The objective of this study is to assess the psychopathological and psycho-traumatic consequences of this exceptional situation on the staff, during the epidemic and at a distance from it, in order to be able to target the solutions to be implemented. Hypothesis is that some personnel may develop one or more of the following disorders: adjustment disorder or other anxiety disorder, acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depressive episodes as defined in the DSM-5. This study also aimes to assess effect of support measures put in place, by comparing the evolution of those who benefited from those who did not use them, as well as the risk factors specific. The results will make it possible to have an estimate of the percentage of people who may require specific support, and to identify the staff most at risk, and thus predict the importance of the circuits and structures for support of staff which will be necessary in the short and long term. The main anticipated risk factors are: being a nurse, having a low number of years of professional experience, and being on the front line of care for affected patients.

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

AP-HP professionals on duty during the COVID epidemic agreeing to participate in the three stages of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

none

Last update : 01/29/2021

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