ERIC Number: EJ1403674
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0729-4360
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Investigating How Students' Learning Environment, Social and Physical Well-Being Influence Their Resilience and Feelings of Depression and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Netherlands
Kiltz, Lisa; Fokkens-Bruinsma, M.; Jansen, E.P.W.A.
Higher Education Research and Development, v42 n8 p1970-1985 2023
In response to COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions, university students have reported being more depressed, lonelier, and less resilient, potentially affected by changes within the academic system. The present study investigates how students' social and physical well-being affect their psychological well-being and additionally explores the role of the learning environment. To this end, we analyzed secondary data collected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with multiple regression and explorative analysis. Results indicate that social resources -- in particular, the quality rather than the quantity -- positively influenced students' psychological well-being. Engaging in physical exercise appeared beneficial, whereas consuming drugs remained a contradictory predictor. Emergency remote teaching appeared a main factor that predicted students' well-being. This powerful effect masked the positive influence the teachers could have had. Given the profound changes in the academic system due to persistent social distancing requirements, these insights could provide valuable input when designing a healthy post-pandemic learning environment.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Psychological Patterns, Depression (Psychology), Well Being, Resilience (Psychology), College Students, Mental Health, Educational Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Exercise, Drug Use, Distance Education, Foreign Students, Instructional Program Divisions, Physical Activity Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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