College student accounts of coping and social support during COVID-19 impacted learning

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-03-15 DOI:10.1080/01463373.2022.2051574

J. Apker

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study explores how coping and social support assist students in managing communication stressors with two key academic groups─instructors and classmates─during COVID-19. Undergraduates (N = 70) provided open-ended responses of how they cope with stressful interactions. Grounded, iterative analysis reveals two themes. First, students use problem-focused coping by seeking informational and instrumental support from peers and instructors as well as acting independently to help themselves. These actions directly manage stress. Second, students use emotion-focused coping by seeking emotional support from peers and family members as well as engaging in self-soothing. These behaviors ease distressful feelings. Aligning with the research literature, findings show that emotional support improves stress appraisal and buffers students from stress whereas informational and instrumental support provides students with adaptive coping. Study results add new insights regarding the importance of seeking peer support to help manage COVID-19-related communication stress. Recommendations are offered for instructors teaching online as COVID-19 evolves.

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新冠肺炎影响学习期间大学生应对和社会支持情况

摘要本研究探讨了应对和社会支持如何帮助学生管理与两个关键学术群体的沟通压力─教员和同学─新冠肺炎期间。本科生（N=70）提供了他们如何应对压力互动的开放式回答。基于基础的迭代分析揭示了两个主题。首先，学生通过寻求同伴和导师的信息和工具支持，以及独立行动来帮助自己，从而使用以问题为中心的应对方式。这些行为直接管理压力。其次，学生通过寻求同伴和家庭成员的情感支持以及自我安慰来使用以情绪为中心的应对方式。这些行为缓解了痛苦的情绪。与研究文献一致，研究结果表明，情感支持可以改善压力评估，缓冲学生的压力，而信息和工具支持则为学生提供适应性应对。研究结果为寻求同伴支持以帮助管理与COVID-19相关的沟通压力的重要性提供了新的见解。随着新冠肺炎的发展，为在线教学的讲师提供建议。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.