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Quality of life and metamemory in higher education students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Qualidade de vida e metamemória em estudantes do nível superior durante a pandemia da COVID-19

Nathália Monteiro Santos; Raphaela Barroso Guedes-Granzotti; Pablo Jordão Alcântara Cruz; Grace Anne Azevedo Dória; Rodrigo Dornelas; Carla Patrícia Hernandez Alves Ribeiro César; Priscila Lima dos Santos; Kelly da Silva

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20242628023 Revista CEFAC, vol.26, n2, e8023, 2024
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Abstract

Purpose: to analyze the quality of life and metamemory and verify their predictors in students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: a cross-sectional survey carried out through online collection with the application of an initial questionnaire to characterize the sample, the WHOQOL-brief to investigate the quality of life, and the Metamemory Questionnaire in Adults (short version) - MIAr to evaluate metamemory in a group of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Multiple linear regression was performed to verify the predictor variables. A significance level of 5% (p ≤ 0.05) was considered.

Results: 977 university students participated in the study, the majority (70.73%) of whom were females and with an income range below three minimum wages (63.56%). For quality of life, income range, being in the risk group for COVID-19, and age were predictors for both the undergraduate and postgraduate groups. In contrast, on an excellent metamemory, the predictors were male gender and age.

Conclusion: for students, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the main predictor of quality of life was having a higher income bracket, and the main predictor of metamemory was being a male.

Keywords

Teaching; Pandemics; Students; Quality of Life; Metacognition

Resumo

Objetivo: analisar a qualidade de vida e a metamemória e verificar seus preditores em estudantes durante a pandemia da COVID-19.

Métodos: trata-se de uma pesquisa transversal realizada por meio de coleta online com a aplicação de um questionário inicial para caracterizar a amostra, do WHOQOL-bref para investigar a qualidade de vida e do Questionário de Metamemória em Adultos (versão reduzida) – MIAr para avaliar a metamemória, em um grupo de estudantes de graduação e outro de pós-graduação. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e inferencial. Realizou-se a regressão linear múltipla para verificar as variáveis preditoras. Foi considerado o nível de significância de 5% (p≤0,05).

Resultados: participaram do estudo 977 universitários, sendo a maioria (70,73%) do gênero feminino e com faixa de renda menor que três salários-mínimos (63,56%). Para a qualidade de vida, tanto para o grupo de graduandos quanto de pós-graduandos, a faixa de renda, o grupo de risco para COVID-19 e a idade foram preditores, enquanto para uma boa metamemória os preditores foram o gênero masculino e a idade.

Conclusão: para os estudantes, durante a pandemia da COVID-19, o principal preditor da qualidade de vida foi possuir maior faixa de renda e o da metamemória foi ser do gênero masculino.

Palavras-chave

Ensino; Pandemias; Estudantes; Qualidade de Vida; Metacognição

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Submitted date:
08/10/2023

Accepted date:
12/01/2023

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