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Stress of university students before and after campus closure in response to COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Keyserlingk Luise,
YamaguchiPedroza Katsumi,
Arum Richard,
Eccles Jacquelynne S.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22561
Subject(s) - coursework , stressor , pandemic , covid-19 , psychology , coping (psychology) , stress (linguistics) , mental health , closure (psychology) , self efficacy , stress management , time management , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , mathematics education , political science , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , law , operating system , pathology
Abstract Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, universities were forced to adopt a remote learning model, which introduced a number of stressors into college students' everyday life and study habits. The current study investigates if students' study‐related stress increased after the pandemic's onset and how individual and contextual factors moderate this potential stress increase. Longitudinal survey data about students' stress levels and self‐efficacy in self‐regulation were collected before and after the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic at a public university ( N = 274). Regression analysis results show an overall increase in study‐related stress levels after the onset of the pandemic. Students with self‐efficacy in self‐regulation reported lower stress increases; students with higher mental health impairment and limited time for coursework reported larger stress increases. To address students' stress levels and strengthen coping resources, universities should consider providing students with resources to improve their self‐regulation and time‐management skills.