Stress of university students before and after campus closure in response to Covid‐19

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ID11043364
AuthorsLuise Von Keyserlingk (0000-0002-0229-874X, School of Education University of California‐Irvine Irvine California USA, corresponding author), Katsumi Yamaguchi‐pedroza (0000-0002-4377-9099, School of Education University of California‐Irvine Irvine California USA), Richard Arum (0000-0002-5024-5378, School of Education University of California‐Irvine Irvine California USA), Jacquelynne S Eccles (0000-0002-6405-9330, School of Education University of California‐Irvine Irvine California USA)
Year2022
Volume50
Issue1
Pages285-301
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22561
PMID33786864
OpenAlexW3140360839
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited44

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, universities were forced to adopt a remote learning model, which introduced a number of stressors into college students' everyday life and study habits. The current study investigates if students' study-related stress increased after the pandemic's onset and how individual and contextual factors moderate this potential stress increase. Longitudinal survey data about students' stress levels and self-efficacy in self-regulation were collected before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic at a public university (N = 274). Regression analysis results show an overall increase in study-related stress levels after the onset of the pandemic. Students with self-efficacy in self-regulation reported lower stress increases; students with higher mental health impairment and limited time for coursework reported larger stress increases. To address students' stress levels and strengthen coping resources, universities should consider providing students with resources to improve their self-regulation and time-management skills.

Closure (psychology) · Coping (psychology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Coursework · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Mathematics education · Medical education · Mental health · Pandemic · Political science · Psychiatry · Self-efficacy · Stress (linguistics) · Stress management · Stressor · Time management · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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