The Coronavirus epidemic has affected our lives, and the containment measures changed and challenged dramatically many of us. One of the groups to experience the most the adversities of these difficult times were students. The degree thesis analyses anxiety in this population during the state of emergency. The research focuses on how students affected with anxiety look on and understand their state. The paper also includes the inquiry about the key factors which lead up to anxiety, whom or where did they ask for help and how successful they thought it was. Moreover, the differences among male and female students living and dealing with anxiety were also included in the research.
The theoretical background illustrates mental health and anxiety, as well as describes the chal-lenges students faced during the pandemic. The qualitative research is described in the chapter on methodology, which also includes the analysis of the interviews and the theoretical integra-tion that answered the research questions. The study identified a good comprehension of anxi-ety among students and discovered that the most frequent anxiety triggers during the epidemic were distance learning, limited social contacts and the wrong reporting approach of media and politics. Certain discrepancies in experiencing anxiety were also found between male and fe-male students. The final part of the paper delivers suggestions on how social workers could provide adequate support in emergency situations.
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