Download or read book Coping Mechanism Among College Students on Stress in Laboratory Activities in Time of Pandemic written by Michael Art R. Napoles and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Pandemic resulted in the closure of regular face-to-face classes, and students transitioned to homeschooling and flexible online learning, which impacted laboratory activities. This study assesses the coping mechanisms utilized by the students on stress during laboratory activities during the pandemic. In this study, researchers used the Cognitive theory of coping, which Folkman (1997) propound. This study identified significant variables based on the reviewed ideas, literature, and studies. These variables are divided into two groups: the demographic profile, which includes financial support, gadgets available, and their location, and the coping mechanism, divided into three categories: mental, emotional, and social aspects. This descriptive research uses qualitative data from 183 randomly chosen technology students. The researchers used a purposive sampling method in selecting the respondents. The statistics indicated that 75.1 percent of individuals who responded to the poll wer

Download or read book Experiences and Coping Strategies of College Students During the COVID 19 Pandemic written by Christine Logel and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emerging literature documents the many challenges faced by college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known, however, about how students responded to the adversity. Focusing on two large Canadian universities, we provide some of the first evidence on the coping strategies students reported and the relationships between their endorsement of specific coping strategies and their subsequent well-being. Students focused on compensating for a lack of structure by creating new routines, maintaining social connections, and trying new activities. Conditional on baseline problems indexes, students who initially endorsed social connectedness as a strategy score significantly higher on a comprehensive well-being index five to twelve weeks later.

Download or read book The Impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic on College Students Coping Strategies written by Megan Gunnels and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Investigating the Mental Health of College Students During the COVID 19 Pandemic written by Martha Fabian Lopez and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental health issues continue to be a prevalent public health concern amongst the college student population. The lasting effects are often recognizable in the years that follow. It is imperative that researchers gather data during a pandemic and in the aftermath of a pandemic. Doing so ensures that properly informed decisions are made accordingly to address the issues occurring so that a permanent diminution in impact is possible. This paper aims to acknowledge the impact COVID-19 has had on the mental health of college students globally. We examine the numerous impacts that result from COVID-19 on college students. Our findings from the literature highlight the strengths, challenges, and recommended strategies for coping with mental illness during the pandemic. Four domains/themes that were produced based on the literature and its findings were (1) virtual resources, (2) active collaboration, (3) self care, and (4) intervention. We intend to accentuate the existing data so that the urgency for interventions to be implemented develops, diminishing the current impact. Based on the existing data, we have provided a guide to designing a health program that addresses the issues by providing resources, coping strategies, lesson plan interventions, and program marketing. Our curricula emphasize the importance of utilizing data to determine the necessary and fundamental resources and coping mechanisms that could improve and benefit the mental health of college students.

Download or read book Relationships Between Coping Mechanisms and Perceived Stress of Portland State University Community Members Amidst COVID 19 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to assess the coping mechanisms used by the Portland State University (PSU) community and their relationships to perceived stress. A virtual survey composed of demographic questions, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10), the Brief COPE, and two open-ended questions was distributed to the community. Data were collected from 231 respondents, mostly PSU students. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to compute mean PSS score, adaptive coping score, and avoidant coping score. Pearson correlations and t-tests were run to explore the relationship between perceived stress and coping data. Perceived stress of the study population was higher than normative college student values. Greater use of adaptive coping mechanisms than avoidant coping mechanisms were reported by participants. A positive correlation between the use of avoidant coping and perceived stress was found, while adaptive coping and perceived stress were found to have a negative correlation. While female respondents were found to have higher perceived stress levels than males, gender was not found to be a moderator in the relationship between stress and coping. Specific coping mechanisms were reported by participants to be effective for them including physical activity and social support. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the stress of many of the respondents. Mind-body practices and physical activity may act as adaptive coping mechanisms that can aid in decreasing perceived stress. These strategies should be encouraged on college campuses especially considering the detrimental effects the pandemic has had on mental health and wellbeing.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology written by Howard S. Friedman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology brings together preeminent experts to provide a comprehensive view of key concepts, tools, and findings of this rapidly expanding core discipline.

Download or read book Like Walking Through a Fog written by Alexandra Elora Herron and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis explores the correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic and the mental health of first-year college students at a public university with a focus on self-reported mental health, specifically symptoms associated with depression and anxiety. The aim of this study is to address the effect of COVID-19 on first-year students and gain an understanding of specific COVID-related concerns. Qualitative analysis relies on data from 12 semi-structured interviews with first-year students, which were analyzed through focused coding, resulting in the creation of five main codes: (1) mental health, (2) transitioning to adulthood, (3) missing opportunities, (4) missing connections, and (5) participant resilience. Health anxiety as well as isolation and a sense of burnout were the top contributors to worsening mental health symptoms according to interviewees. Other top contributors reported by interviewees were the delayed transition to college, increased time with family, adjusting to newfound independence, not staying on campus, online schooling, missing important milestones, and a lack of social connectedness. Despite these struggles, interviewees described several positives such as a strengthened bond with their family, development of healthy coping mechanisms, and time for introspection. This implicates the potential for deterioration of mental health in other first-year students and the need for more research on this population.

Download or read book The Tending Instinct written by Shelley E. Taylor and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking work that reveals how the instinct to "tend and befriend" is vital for human society. In times of crisis and upheaval, our responses to stress become especially important. We have long heard about the "fight or flight" response, but renowned psychologist Shelley E. Taylor points out that hardwired in females -- both humans and those of other species -- is an instinct that can transcend "fight or flight." Their "tend and befriend" response is not only demonstrable but, as Taylor deftly explains in this eye-opening work, a key ingredient in human social life. With great skill and insight, Taylor examines stress, relationships, and human society through the special lens of women's biology. She draws on genetics, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression. Taylor also examines what drives women to seek each other's company, and to tend to the young and the infirm -- acts that greatly benefit the group but often at great cost to the individual. The Tending Instinct will forever change the way we view ourselves, and will revolutionize our understanding of the role of women and nurturing in maintaining a stable society.

Download or read book Perception of Students Stress During the Pandemic written by Alicia Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Research has focused on stressors that college students experience but there is limited knowledge about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological research indicates with guidance and assistance, stress levels, and mental health improve. The goal of this qualitative study was to develop an understanding of college students’ stressors during the pandemic and how a college is assisting. Four junior/senior students and five faculty/staff members participated in a semi-structured interview that examined stress perceptions, coping methods, responses to stress, and stress management techniques. Faculty and staff interviews examined institutional acknowledgment of students’ stress and perceptions of assistance available and new accommodations that were put in place. Students experienced stressors from academics, social interactions, and financial strain and had to learn to cope by using new stress reduction methods. Faculty and staff acknowledged student stress and described accommodations. Institutions must continue to explore ways to support students during a pandemic.

Download or read book For Better Or for Worse written by Sarah M. Cline and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study investigated influences of the COVID-19 pandemic on university student stress, coping, and somatic health through exploratory analyses as cross sectionally compared to university student samples collected prior to and during the pandemic. 483 emerging adult participants were collected total, 262 surveyed via Health Psychology and Physiology courses prior to the pandemic and 221 were surveyed via UNF's SONA system. Consenting participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale -14 (PSS-14), Ways of Coping Scale, and Physical Symptoms Checklist Questionnaire. Referencing literature based on student stress, coping, and somatic health as outcomes of non-normative events, it was predicted that pandemic era students would report increased rates of perceived stress, ways of coping, and somatic complaints when compared to pre pandemic era students. Null hypothesis testing yielded non-significant results, prompting further exploratory analyses investigating clinical thresholds for perceives stress and ways of coping subscale significance. Using results from hypothesis one, a secondary hypothesis predicted escape avoidance and planful problem solving coping to mediate the relationship between perceived stress and somatic complaints prior to and during the pandemic. Mediations revealed escape avoidance as a significant mediator between perceived stress and somatic complaints at both pandemic time points, while planful problem solving mediated this relation during the pandemic only. Clinical implications of the current study provide insights into improving stress perception and somatic health through ways of adaptive coping. Limitations to assumption violation, sampling, and experimental design lend directions for future research.

Download or read book Food Insecurity Anxiety and Physical Activity Among College Students Before and During the COVID 19 Pandemic written by Sara Jimenez Rincon and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of food insecurity (FI) is high among college students, and FI can contribute to adverse mental health outcomes. Additionally, the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had multifaceted impacts on psychological well-being. This study identified patterns and the relationship between FI, physical activity (PA), and anxiety in college students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used data from the Penn State College Relationships and Experiences (CORE) project, a university-wide survey on college student health between 2019 and 2020. Analyzing data prior to and during the pandemic, we aimed to 1) explore whether FI is related to anxiety, and 2) examine if PA moderates the relationship between FI and anxiety. Among 919 college students, FI was related to 2.69 times increased odds of anxiety before COVID-19 (95% CI:1.98-3.66) and FI was related to 1.91 times increased odds of anxiety during COVID-19 (95% CI: 1.32-2.78) after controlling for covariates. We did not find that PA was a significant moderator variable in the relationship between FI and anxiety (p=0.09). It's possible that exercise is not a sufficient buffer for adverse mental health precipitated by FI. Future studies should focus on diverse sampling and future investigation with more nuanced measurement methods.

Download or read book Handbook of Life Span Development written by Karen L. Fingerman and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart

Download or read book The Consequences of COVID 19 on the Mental Health of Students written by Haibo Yang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stress and Coping Mechanisms Among College Students written by Joaquin Cornejo and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research pursued the following question: Is there a relationship between self-compassion and coping mechanisms for stress among college students? Stress is something that college students face throughout their academic journey; however, this stress can be mitigated by coping skills implemented by students. In this contribution, I present the results of a systematic literature review on stress and coping mechanisms among college students to establish what research has been conducted and to what extent there is evidence of the relationship of self-compassion as a coping mechanism for stress among college students. The major topics associated to stress and how college students cope with stress are stressors, maladaptive behaviors, and coping mechanisms. Students experience numerous stressors that negatively impact their learning capabilities and practice effectiveness (Adonizio, 2012). Countless students have numerous role expectations and demands such as academics, internships, family, friends, intimate relationships, work, and conflicting demands on time, all which increase stress levels. In an effort to manage this stress, students either engage in maladaptive behaviors or implement coping mechanisms. Self-compassion can be a valuable strategy for students to practice to manage their stress. The purpose of this study is to assess if there is a relationship between higher levels of self-compassion and college students' coping skills when dealing with stress.

Download or read book Coping Style and Well being During Covid 19 written by Lindsey P. Siff and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focused on assessing whether approach and avoidant coping styles mediate the relation between COVID-19 stressors and well-being for college students. This study also assessed how loneliness, ethnoracial identity, and discrimination impacted the relation between pandemic stressors and well-being through coping styles. One-hundred and fifteen college students completed an online survey that asked about coronavirus stressors, coping strategies, and mental health. Results indicated that avoidant coping significantly mediated the relation for COVID-19 stressors and well-being, such that increases in pandemic stressors predicted more use of avoidant coping strategies, which in turn predicted lower well-being. Loneliness did moderate the relation between COVID-19 stressors and well-being through avoidant coping strategies. Identifying as African American or Black did moderate the relation between COVID-19 stressors and well-being through avoidant coping. Identifying as Asian American or Pacific Islander did moderate the relation between COVID-19 stressors and well-being through avoidant coping strategies. Identifying as non-white significantly moderated the relation between coronavirus stressors and well-being through avoidant coping. Future research should utilize more diverse samples to better understand the influence of ethnoracial identity and discrimination on college students' mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.

Download or read book College Students Work Life Balance Anxiety and Stress During COVID 19 written by Jiaxin Yang and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on work-life balance (WLB), anxiety, and stress of employees as college students. This study seeks to determine the impact of COVID-19 on working college students by answering several research questions. What are working college students' perceptions of their work-life balance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the differences in anxiety and stress between college students who work and college students who do not work during COVID-19? Is there a relationship between college students' work-life balance and anxiety of college students under Covid-19? Is there a relationship between work-life balance and stress of college students under Covid-19? A quantitative research method was used which consisted of creating and delivering a questionnaire targeting college students mainly from Cal State LA. Around 52.3% of college students who worked during COVID-19 thought they had a better WLB than their WLB before COVID-19. The result showed that college students who worked during COVID-19 were more anxious and stressed than students who did not work during this period. College students' WLB was negatively correlated with their stress and anxiety under COVID-19.

Download or read book Covid Inequalities and Health written by Sarah Da Silva and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study demonstrates how adversity during the covid pandemic has impacted the lives of diverse college students. Specifically, this study analyzes students' perspectives on how they respond through resilience to daily academic, financial, and social stressors impacting their health during the pandemic. For this study, the research questions are: 1) what themes and forms of coping emerge among marginalized racially, ethnically diverse U.S. college students about their mental health and daily life experiences exacerbated by the covid pandemic? 2) And to what do experiences with stressors in combination with the covid pandemic reveal about the mental health of marginalized groups of students? The method used was semi-structured phone call interviews with 14 college students. Results reveal how students deal with covid and non-covid stressors, manage both physical and mental health concerns, and how they utilize resources from formal and informal social support, gaining thriving or surviving style coping strategies. Overall, the findings provide novel insight to the large body of literature on life experiences in response to social inequities, stressors, and adverse life events in times of crisis, highlighting the significance of listening to diverse college students' needs and their physical and mental health concerns.