Academic Stress Factors in Slovak University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

• Authors: Oľga Orosová , Beáta Gajdošová , Jozef Benka

Abstracts

EN

Aim: To study the in/direct relationship between fear of COVID-19 contraction and academic stress during the first wave of the pandemic. Method: The sample consisted of 835 university students (597 female students, 71.5%, M = 22.71 years of age, SD = 3.69). Data were gathered online by the questionnaire of the international study The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study (C19 ISWS). Results: An above-average level of academic stress and a below-average gender-related level of fear of contracting the virus were found. The relationship between fear of contracting the virus and academic stress was serially mediated by loneliness and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The findings stress the importance of monitoring the level of fear of virus contraction and the student-perceived perspective of academic achievement during actions taken by academic authorities to support the quality of teaching and students’ mental health.

Keywords

EN

fear of COVID-19 contraction; academic stress; loneliness; depressive symptoms

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 65
• Pages: 122-133

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Oľga Orosová

• Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

author

Beáta Gajdošová

• Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

author

Jozef Benka

• Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.21.65.3.10

Biblioteka Nauki

1964308