To be a freshman during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-lagged model of depression, mentalizing, and epistemic trust KU Leuven
Research has shown that severity of depression increased in freshmen during their first months at university due to increased social and academic pressures. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several cross-sectional studies have suggested that levels of depression in university students are higher than before the pandemic, but longitudinal data are largely lacking. This study investigated severity of depression and negative affect linked ...