ArticlePloS one2021
Factors influencing study engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study among health and social professions students.
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- The research of the correlations between psychological factors and students' learning engagement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- Adaptive behaviors in education institutions before and after COVID-19: A systematic literature review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- Academic demands and resources as predictors of emotional exhaustion and academic engagement in Chilean university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- The effect of teacher support on Chinese university students' sustainable online learning engagement and online academic persistence in the post-epidemic era.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Can flipped classroom pedagogy offer promising perspectives for mathematics education on pandemic-related issues? A systematic literature review.ZDM : the international journal on mathematics education · 2023Article
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- Resilience of undergraduate health sciences students during COVID-19: An integrative review.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2023Article
- Experiences Shared by the (Future) Public Health Workforce during the COVD-19 Pandemic in Germany: Results of a Survey on Workload, Work Content, and Related Challenges among Students and Young Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Psychological Well-Being and Civic Engagement of Polish, Croatian and Lithuanian Academic Students during COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Learning Engagement in the Context of Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Predictive Effects of Family and Individual Wellbeing on University Students' Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- First-Year College Students' Mental Health in the Post-COVID-19 Era in Guangxi, China: A Study Demands-Resources Model Perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study is to explore factors influencing the study engagement of health and social professions students during the COVID-19 pandemic. While antecedents of study engagement have been studied previously, the factors influencing engagement under pandemic conditions have not yet been investigated. Furthermore, there is a particular need for research among students in health and social professions programs, as these students are particularly affected by the pandemic. As theoretical basis, the study draws on the demands-resources-theory. It is hypothesized that pandemic-related study and personal resources drive engagement during the pandemic, and that pandemic-related demands negatively influence engagement.
methodThe study uses a cross-sectional survey to explore the hypothesized effects. The sample consists of 559 university students of health and social professions in Germany. The study was carried out in July 2020, towards the end of the first digital semester and after the first peak in COVID-19 cases. Data are analyzed using linear multiple regression analysis.
resultsThe findings show that the demands-resources-theory is suitable to explain study engagement even under pandemic conditions. Suitable digital learning formats and social support are identified as important study resources for study engagement during major life events, while emotional resilience, active self-care and academic self-efficacy are identified as important personal resources.
conclusionsUnder pandemic conditions academic institutions should focus on providing beneficial teaching formats and innovative ways to support students lacking social networks. Besides, they should consider developing means to help students structuring daily life as well as establishing initiatives to strengthen students' self-efficacy beliefs.
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