Lize Vanderstraeten, E. Opdecam, P. Everaert, Wim Beyers
{"title":"The effect of COVID-19 on the well-being of first-year university students","authors":"Lize Vanderstraeten, E. Opdecam, P. Everaert, Wim Beyers","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2223787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2223787","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Past studies have found that university students’ well-being is relatively low, and that first-year students are specifically vulnerable. This issue has drawn particular attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the effect of COVID-19 on the well-being, academic confidence, feeling of informedness, and self-efficacy of first-year university students. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data were used. Survey data were collected from two cohorts of first-year students at a Belgian university (N = 997): a pre-covid cohort (N = 493) and a covid-affected cohort (N = 504). Data were gathered at two measurement moments for the pre-covid cohort and at four measurement moments for the covid-affected cohort. First, between-subject analyses (ANCOVA) revealed no significant effect of COVID-19 on students’ well-being (p > .100), academic confidence (p > .100), and feeling of informedness (p > .100), on arrival at university. Three weeks later, however, the covid-affected cohort reported (marginally) lower well-being than the pre-covid cohort (p = .057, η2 = .01). Second, longitudinal analyses (repeated measures ANCOVA) on the covid-affected cohort revealed changes throughout the academic year in well-being (p < .001, ηp 2 = .39) and self-efficacy (p < .001, ηp 2 = .04). Well-being and self-efficacy decreased during the first semester (p < .001), and slightly recovered at the start of the second semester (p < .001). Educational implications on how to support students during their transition to higher education are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43799948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mental health and well-being of students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: combining classical statistics and machine learning approaches","authors":"Norman B. Mendoza, Ronnel B. King, Joseph Y. Haw","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2226846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2226846","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aims of this study were to (1) to explore the state of students’ and teachers’ well-being and (2) examine the factors that predict their well-being during the pandemic-related school closures in the Philippines. Our sample comprised 733 students and 1168 teachers. During the height of the pandemic, 22.10% of the students and 13.44% of teachers met the cut-off for depression; 13.91% of the students and 15.92% of the teachers met the cut-off for anxiety. Both classical statistics and machine learning approaches were used to identify the roles of demographic, psychological, and socio-contextual factors that statistically predicted well-being outcomes. Results highlighted that family support was the strongest predictor of students’ and teachers’ positive well-being. For mental health outcomes, the strongest predictors of depression were anxiety and stress, while the strongest predictors of anxiety were depression, stress, and fear of COVID. Implications for students’ and teachers’ well-being amidst COVID are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46188346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Imelda S. Caleon, M. S. Kadir, Chee Soon Tan, J. Chua, Nur Qamarina Binte Ilham
{"title":"Stress mindset, coping strategies, and well-being of secondary students in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Imelda S. Caleon, M. S. Kadir, Chee Soon Tan, J. Chua, Nur Qamarina Binte Ilham","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2231668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2231668","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The present study explored the association between stress mindset and well-being of students during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. The study also sought to examine how the relationship between students’ stress-mindset and well-being can be mediated by students’ coping strategies. The study applied a cross-sectional survey design, with secondary students (N = 617) from Singapore as participants. The results of parallel mediation analyses suggest that students who endorse a stress-is-enhancing mindset also tend to apply engagement coping strategies and that the use of such coping strategies serve as a potential mediator of the relationship between the students’ stress-is-enhancing mindset and well-being. The stress-is-debilitating mindset was found to have a positive relationship with depressive symptoms; this relationship was not significantly mediated by coping. The findings suggest that endorsing a stress-is-enhancing mindset, along with the use of engagement coping, may serve as a protective factor to promote adolescents’ well-being when experiencing high stress.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49241262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Mouw, M. Fokkens-Bruinsma, E. Kupers, H. Korpershoek
{"title":"Technology-supported teaching in times of COVID-19’s first period of emergency remote teaching: an exploratory analysis of influencing factors","authors":"J. Mouw, M. Fokkens-Bruinsma, E. Kupers, H. Korpershoek","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2208789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2208789","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this exploratory study, we evaluated which factors are predictive of technology-supported teaching, conceptualised as Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) competences and related professional development needs, and teachers’ mental health in terms of job satisfaction, work-life balance, and teacher stress during COVID-19’s first period of emergency remote teaching (ERT). In spring 2020, an online questionnaire was administered to gauge factors relevant to (1) shifting to ERT, (2) teachers’ well-being, and (3) teacher characteristics. Data from 309 Dutch teachers across educational sectors were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling in two models. We further explored the results of the model predicting technology-supporting teaching as this showed the most optimal fit. Our analyses show that factors from all three categories contributed to technology-supported teaching during the first educational lockdown, but that competence-related aspects were the strongest predictors. Our results offer directions to strengthen the teaching context to support teachers navigating challenging ERT-periods.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49011627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maternal child-based worth predicts children’s academic contingent self-worth via perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control","authors":"Boby Ho-Hong Ching","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2207794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2207794","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined the longitudinal associations among maternal child-based worth, perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control, and children’s academic contingent self-worth over a one-year period in 274 Chinese children. Results showed that, after the autoregressive effects were controlled, higher levels of maternal child-based worth longitudinally predicted higher levels of perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control. Higher levels of perceived maternal achievement-oriented psychological control at an earlier time point were also linked to higher levels of children’s academic contingent self-worth later. However, earlier levels of children’s academic contingent self-worth did not predict their perceptions of maternal psychological control longitudinally. The findings suggest that parents should be aware that their own contingent self-worth may be transferred from one generation to another through maladaptive parenting practice. They are advised not to over-identify with the wins and losses of their children and to consider whether they may have stepped over the autonomy of children inadvertently.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41277917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ronnel B. King, Rong Zhang, Jianping Wen, Feng Xie, Yuyang Cai
{"title":"Gratitude is its own reward: how grateful students have better motivation and engagement","authors":"Ronnel B. King, Rong Zhang, Jianping Wen, Feng Xie, Yuyang Cai","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2205069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2205069","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Gratitude has mostly been explored in relation to well-being but whether it is associated with school-related outcomes such as motivation and engagement has seldom been explored. Motivation and engagement, however, are critical to students’ academic success. Hence, the aim of this study was to examine how gratitude is associated with different types of academic motivation (amotivation, controlled motivation, and autonomous motivation) and engagement (cognitive, behavioural, and emotional). We recruited 1099 Chinese university students and asked them to answer questionnaires assessing their levels of gratitude, motivation, and engagement. Structural equation modelling revealed that gratitude was positively associated with controlled motivation, autonomous motivation, and academic engagement but negatively associated with amotivation. Autonomous motivation partially mediated the relationship between gratitude and academic engagement. The findings of this study elucidate the theoretical linkages among gratitude, motivation, and engagement, demonstrating the importance of gratitude for school-related outcomes.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44535683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negative effects of teacher burnout on student executive function and social-emotional outcomes","authors":"Jimin Oh, S. Wolf","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2205067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2205067","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Teacher burnout can directly shape students’ learning environments and outcomes, as burnt-out teachers may provide less emotional support and less positive behaviour management to students. Yet studies of the effects of burnout on student outcomes – particularly non-academic outcomes – are scarce, even more so in low-income countries. This study attempts to establish a rigorous estimate of burnout on students’ social-emotional, executive function, and social competence skills in Ghanaian primary schools. We use a generalised propensity score model, which aims to eliminate bias from unobserved characteristics, to examine how two elements of teacher burnout – emotional exhaustion and lack of personal accomplishment – predict student outcomes. We find small negative associations between teachers’ emotional exhaustion and students’ executive function, and marginally statistically significant negative associations between teachers’ emotional exhaustion and lack of personal accomplishment with students’ social competence. Implications for educational practice and future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42144771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Higher-education course characteristics relate to academic procrastination: a multivariate two-level analysis","authors":"L. Bäulke, M. Dresel","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2219873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2219873","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Procrastination is a widespread phenomenon in higher education. Recently, specific aspects of the higher education course context have been theoretically linked to procrastination. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to integrate specific course characteristics (e.g., feedback structure, social norms, clarity of assignments), examine in which way they relate to procrastination, and if this relation can be explained by the satisfaction of basic needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence. We conducted a multivariate two-level study with a sample of 90 courses with 1,809 students from different faculties and semesters. Results imply that academic procrastination is associated with specific course characteristics to a considerable degree. Basic need satisfaction was negatively related to academic procrastination at a medium level on both, the individual student level as well as the course level. Moreover, basic need satisfaction explained the relations between specific course characteristics and procrastination.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43962431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hugo Marques, Rute Brites, O. Nunes, J. Hipólito, Tânia Brandão
{"title":"Attachment, emotion regulation, and burnout among university students: a mediational hypothesis","authors":"Hugo Marques, Rute Brites, O. Nunes, J. Hipólito, Tânia Brandão","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2212889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2212889","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The prevalence of burnout among university students is increasing with consequences for their academic performance. Attachment theory, as a theory of affect regulation and interpersonal relationships, may be an important framework that helps to explain why some students experience academic burnout while others do not. This study aims to examine the links between attachment orientations and levels of academic burnout and to explore the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies in this relationship. This cross-sectional study included 205 students from different Portuguese universities. Multiple mediation models conducted in PROCESS showed that both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were associated with higher levels of personal and academic-related burnout. Additionally, rumination and suppression mediated the association between attachment anxiety and burnout while putting into perspective and suppression mediated the association between attachment avoidance and burnout. Results are discussed in the light of attachment theory and clinical implications are provided to prevent academic-related burnout.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43288902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How do undergraduate students’ conceptions of teaching affect their intentions for presentation?","authors":"Wenxiao Zhang, Yanqing Li, Jing Wang","doi":"10.1080/01443410.2023.2206070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2206070","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This research is set in the active learning context and focuses on students’ intentions for presentation. Following research that suggests teachers’ teaching intentions and approaches are influenced by conceptions of teaching, we tested if a similar relationship exists between students’ conceptions of teaching and their intentions for presentation. We first used an open-ended questionnaire to explore undergraduate students’ (N = 124) presentation intentions and identified four categories of intentions, i.e. Knowledge transmission, Attracting attention, Thought-provocation and discussion, and Self-expression. Based on the results, we quantitatively examined students’ intentions for presentation, conceptions of teaching, the relationship in between, and the moderating role of academic discipline (N = 551). Students deemed the four intentions equally important. They had high constructivist conceptions and low traditional conceptions. Their constructivist conceptions of teaching positively predicted all four intentions while the relationships between traditional conceptions and intentions were insignificant. These tendencies were irrespective of their disciplines. In light of the findings, we conclude that students’ intentions for presentation are audience-centred (analogues to student-centred in teaching intentions), and are influenced by their constructivist conceptions of teaching.","PeriodicalId":48053,"journal":{"name":"Educational Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43221763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}