Predictors of resilience of university students to educational stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study in Germany
International Journal of Stress Management
; : No Pagination Specified, 2023.
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| APA PsycInfo | ID: covidwho-2278051
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted educational systems worldwide, and various alarming effects of this crisis on university students' mental health have been reported. This study aimed to identify which factors, existing prior to the pandemic (summer term 2019), might be related to resilience when dealing with academic demands during the pandemic (summer term 2020). A sample of 443 university students took part in a longitudinal survey study at a large university in Germany. Resilience, defined as the level of adaptation to a stressor, was operationalized by modeling latent change scores of emotional exhaustion, depression, and somatization in the face of study stress. Multiple regression analyses were performed to analyze how potential facilitating and hindering factors were related to resilience demonstration while controlling for study stressors (workload, work complexity, and change in time spent studying). Academic self-efficacy was positively related to various forms of resilience demonstration, while competition was negatively related. Performance pressure was negatively related to only one form of resilience demonstration. No evidence was found for social support (from lecturers or fellow students) being positively related to the demonstration of resilience. This study confirms previous findings regarding relevant resilience factors such as self-efficacy. It also reveals unexpected aspects such as social support, and it indicates new constructs in resilience research in a university setting such as competition and performance pressure. Practical implications can be drawn from this research to benefit resilience promotion among students in preparation for challenging times. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
COVID-19; pandemic; resilience; university students; resilience factors; emotional exhaustion; depressive symptoms; somatic symptoms; academic self-efficacy; somatization; competition; stress; social support; academic demands, *College Students, *Resilience (Psychological), *Self-Efficacy, *Stress, *covid-19, Competition, Major Depression, Pandemics, Social Support, Symptoms, Somatization, Emotional Exhaustion, Educational & School Psychology [3500], Psychological & Physical Disorders [3200], Human Male Female Adulthood (18 yrs & older), Germany
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Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
International Journal of Stress Management
Year:
2023
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