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Psychological Distress Among Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Attitude Toward Online Courses Matter?
Zhang, Yueyun; Liu, Baozhong.
  • Zhang Y; School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  • Liu B; Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol ; 12: 665525, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1268296
ABSTRACT
Due to the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking online courses has become a "new normality" for college students. This study paid particular attention to the role of college students' attitude toward online courses (ATOC) in shaping their psychological distress during the COVID-19 epidemic in China. Participants were from a national panel survey that has been administered before and during the COVID-19 epidemic. Besides bivariate analysis, a multivariate regression model while adjusting for a lagged dependent variable (i.e., pre-COVID distress) was estimated to show the association between ATOC and during-COVID distress. We found that respondents from a disadvantaged family background (i.e., below-college parental education, below-average family economic condition, and rural residence) were more likely to have an "unsupportive" ATOC. Moreover, both bivariate and multivariate analyses confirmed that respondents with a "neutral" or "unsupportive" ATOC had greater during-COVID psychological distress, compared to their counterparts with a "supportive" ATOC. Given the persistent spread of the COVID-19 worldwide and the profound onsite-online transition in course delivery in higher education, students' perceptions and evaluations of the massive online courses should be carefully considered and integrated into curriculum reforms in both present and post COVID-19 situations.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2021.665525

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2021.665525