COVID-19 pandemic stress and resilience in female college students: a multigroup comparative study of in-person versus online enrolments
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Alan Chu, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Objective College students, especially females, reported worsened mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. This multigroup comparative study aimed to explore stress and resilience of female college students between in-person and online enrolments, as well as with and without mental health diagnoses, at early and later stages of the pandemic.Method Participants were 32 female undergraduate students (Mage = 23.75, SD = 6.13) from three classes – Spring 2020 in-person, Spring 2020 exclusively online, and Spring 2021 exclusively online enrolments – in a midwestern regional university in the U.S. They completed two surveys, four weeks apart between Times 1 and 2, quantitatively and qualitatively assessing perceived stressors, stress levels, and resilience. Frequency analyses, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests were conducted by class.Results Overall, the most reported stressors in Time 1/Time2 were school (25.83%/26.36%), family (16.67%/18.33%), and lifestyle (16.67%/15.00%). On average, students with mental health diagnoses perceived more stressors, especially at the onset of the pandemic, than those without. Findings were presented and interpreted using cross-case analysis, suggesting that the pandemic stress and resilience depended upon students’ enrolment format and associated stressors.Conclusions This study offered practical implications for addressing student stressors during a crisis, across in-person and online enrolments, through targeted interventions.
COVID-19 pandemic stress and resilience in female college students: a multigroup comparative study of in-person versus online enrolments
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Additional Information
- Publication
- The Educational and Developmental 40(2)
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- COVID-19, female college students, online enrollment, distance learning, stress and resilience