Academic stress, well-being and students' friendship quality amid crisis: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic

IF 1.9 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Charlotte Adjanor-Doku, Philip Opoku Mensah, Florence Yaa Akyiah Ellis
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Abstract

Purpose

Through the lens of the Social Exchange Theory, this study investigates the role of emotional and psychological well-being in explaining the relationship between academic stress and friendship quality.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a cross-sectional quantitative research design, the study gathered data from 298 tertiary students. Statistical analysis was conducted using Hayes Process Macro in SPSS.

Findings

Results from the study challenge conventional assumptions, indicating a positive and significant relationship between academic stress and friendship quality. In addition, the study revealed that psychological well-being partially mediates the relationship between academic stress and friendship quality, while emotional well-being fully mediates the relationship between academic stress and friendship quality.

Research limitations/implications

This study is limited to the tertiary institutions in Ghana. Future studies may consider expanding the scope to other levels of education to gain a more comprehensive perspective of the variables of the study.

Originality/value

This study presents a novel approach by examining the proposed model within the Ghanaian setting. It offers valuable perspectives on the interplay between academic stress, well-being, and friendship quality.

危机中的学业压力、幸福感和学生的友谊质量:COVID-19 大流行病的教训
目的通过社会交换理论的视角,本研究探讨了情绪和心理健康在解释学业压力与友谊质量之间关系中的作用。研究结果研究结果对传统假设提出了质疑,表明学业压力与友谊质量之间存在显著的正相关关系。此外,研究还显示,心理健康在一定程度上调节了学业压力与友谊质量之间的关系,而情绪健康则完全调节了学业压力与友谊质量之间的关系。今后的研究可以考虑将范围扩大到其他教育层次,以便更全面地了解研究的变量。它为学业压力、幸福感和友谊质量之间的相互作用提供了有价值的视角。
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Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
4.50
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11.80%
发文量
63
期刊介绍: Higher education around the world has become a major topic of discussion, debate, and controversy, as a range of political, economic, social, and technological pressures result in a myriad of changes at all levels. But the quality and quantity of critical dialogue and research and their relationship with practice remains limited. This internationally peer-reviewed journal addresses this shortfall by focusing on the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning and higher education and covers: - Higher education teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, policy, management, leadership, and related areas - Digitization, internationalization, and democratization of higher education, and related areas such as lifelong and lifewide learning - Innovation, change, and reflections on current practices
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