Psychological Distress Coping Strategy among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Khemmad Mohammed, Ben Khalifa Smail, Mezaini Djilali

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had great impact on every aspect of students’ lives throughout the world. Since the beginning of the lockdown, students have been   prone to stressful situations.


This study aimed to identify the degree of commitment among the students of the university of Khemis Miliana to the lockdown regulations and how they coped with the psychological distress they experienced during that period.


The study sample consisted of (200) students randomly chosen from the University students Khemis Miliana.


The findings revealed three types of coping strategy used by students, namely, the social strategy, the mental health strategy, and the religious media strategy.

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Khemmad Mohammed, Ben Khalifa Smail, Mezaini Djilali

1 University of El Oued – Hamma Lakhdar (Algeria), khemmad-mohammed@univ-eloued.dz

2 University of El Oued – Hamma Lakhdar (Algeria), Benkhalifa-smail@univ-eloued.dz

3 University Djilali Bounaama khemis miliana (Algeria), d.mezaini@univ-dbkm.dz