Lockdown, Online Learning, and Sense of Coherence: How I Managed to Finish My Master's Degree During the COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

In this chapter, I explore how I managed to finish my study course during a rapid shift from offline to online mode due to the COVID-19 lockdown. With the help of an autoethnographic method, I analyse the issues I encountered and my responses to the stressors. To self-reflect on my experience, I draw upon the salutogenic framework with the focus on its key construct, sense of coherence (SOC). Firstly, I describe the theoretical underpinnings of SOC and its three components comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness. Secondly, I define resistance resources and their role in coping with stressful stimuli. Finally, with the help of the 13-item scale, I measure my level of SOC and self-analyse my experience based on the domains of this construct. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.