PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT

Joanna Baj-Korpak; Kamil Zaworski; Andrei Shpakou; Ewa Szymczuk

doi:10.5114/hpc.2022.116200

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT

Joanna Baj-Korpak

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Kamil Zaworski

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Andrei Shpakou

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Ewa Szymczuk

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Department of Physiotherapy, John Paul II University of Applied Sciences in Biala Podlaska, Poland
Department of Theory of Physical Culture and Sports Medicine, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Belarus
Department of Nursing, John Paul II University of Applied Sciences in Biala Podlaska, Poland

Health Prob Civil. 2022; 16(2): 140-146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2022.116200

Online publish date: 2022/06/30

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Baj-Korpak J, Zaworski K, Shpakou A, Szymczuk E. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT. Health Problems of Civilization. 2022;16(2):140-146. doi:10.5114/hpc.2022.116200.

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Baj-Korpak, J., Zaworski, K., Shpakou, A.,  & Szymczuk, E. (2022). PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT. Health Problems of Civilization, 16(2), 140-146. https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2022.116200

Chicago

Baj-Korpak, Joanna, Kamil Zaworski, Andrei Shpakou,  and Ewa Szymczuk. 2022. "PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT". Health Problems of Civilization 16 (2): 140-146. doi:10.5114/hpc.2022.116200.

Harvard

Baj-Korpak, J., Zaworski, K., Shpakou, A.,  and Szymczuk, E. (2022). PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT. Health Problems of Civilization, 16(2), pp.140-146. https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2022.116200

MLA

Baj-Korpak, Joanna et al. "PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT." Health Problems of Civilization, vol. 16, no. 2, 2022, pp. 140-146. doi:10.5114/hpc.2022.116200.

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Baj-Korpak J, Zaworski K, Shpakou A, Szymczuk E. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND
BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT. Health Problems of Civilization. 2022;16(2):140-146. doi:10.5114/hpc.2022.116200.

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Knowledge of the medical-psychological and socio-cultural determinants of physical activity (PA) and

mental health is still unsatisfactory. A dominance of diagnostic over explanatory studies and a focus on

the association of PA and mental health status with unmodified demographic variables characterizes

most research in this area. The aim of the proposed project is to determine PA levels and psychological

adaptation to stress among students from Poland and Belarus in the context of different anti-pandemic

strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. John Paul II University of Applied Sciences in Biala Podlaska

(Poland) and Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (Belarus) were chosen for the study, as despite

the universities being located a relatively small distance from each other, they are in different countries

and subject to different anti-pandemic strategies. The proposed survey will include approximately 800

medical and health sciences students (approximately 400 from each university). Nine standardized

survey instruments will be used: IPAQ-SF, MBI, SWLS, CECS, GSES, Mini-COPE, STAI, TSK, and GHQ-28.

The outcome of the research will be the identification of the medical-psychological and socio-cultural

determinants that influence psychological adaptation and PA levels of students experiencing different

anti-pandemic strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS FROM POLAND AND BELARUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: REFLECTIONS ON THE PURPOSE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT

Joanna Baj-Korpak 1 , Kamil Zaworski 1 , Andrei Shpakou 2 , Ewa Szymczuk 3

: COVID-19, physical activity, pandemic, mental health, students

Joanna Baj-Korpak

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,

Kamil Zaworski

¹

,

Andrei Shpakou

²

,

Ewa Szymczuk

³