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An interactive online educational environment to reduce anxiety, improve emotional well-being, and critical thinking for college students

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Wang, Yinghua·2024·Acta Psychologica
DOI 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104347
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Interactive education can reduce anxiety among students by creating a supportive and supportive learning environment. This approach can also stimulate critical thinking, as it requires active student participation in debates, analysis, and discussions. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of interactive learning on Zoom on the anxiety, emotional well-being, and critical thinking of college students. The experiment involved 80 college students between 18 and 21 years of age. The research was performed by scientists from the [Zhengzhou University of Technology] University. To analyze the impact of the proposed strategy on emotional and cognitive well-being, the study used a set of questionnaires, namely Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, WAM (Well-being Assessment Measure), and Subjective Questionnaire for assessing critical thinking. The obtained results confirm the effectiveness of the interactive learning methodology, which significantly reduced anxiety and increased the level of critical thinking among students. Anxiety decreased by 14 points, and critical thinking improved by 2.5 points, indicating positive dynamics of psychological and cognitive development. Despite the positive results, some contextual factors such as the level of the learning environment, cultural characteristics, and the personalities of students can influence the generalization of the findings. These findings can have practical application in the pedagogical practice of creating a favorable learning environment. Future research may focus on improving the methodology of interactive learning, studying its impact on other aspects of learning and development. It is also necessary to explore the use of interactive learning in various cultural and educational contexts.

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  • Dimensions of psychological well-being such as self-acceptance, control over one's environment, and a clearly defined purpose correlate positively with a more open and resilient disposition toward critical thinking.

    “dimensions of well-being, such as self-acceptance, control over one’s environment, and a clearly defined purpose, correlate positively with a more open and resilient disposition toward critical thinking”

    From Determining Factors for the Development of Critical Thinking in Higher Education (2025) · cites this paper as Wang 2024

  • Sustained emotional stress and a lack of motivation negatively affect the depth and quality of the intellectual engagement required to critically analyze complex concepts and problems.

    “sustained emotional stress and a lack of motivation negatively affect the depth and quality of the intellectual engagement required to critically analyze complex concepts and problems”

    From Determining Factors for the Development of Critical Thinking in Higher Education (2025) · cites this paper as Wang 2024

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Authors
Wang, Y.
Affiliations
Zhengzhou University of Technology (CN)
Corresponding author
Wang, Yinghua
ORCID
Wang, Yinghua
Venue
Acta Psychologica
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-08
Volume
248
Pages
104347
ISSN
0001-6918 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104347
OpenAlex
W4399702271
Cited by
17
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 1
FWCI
13.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Acta Psychologica (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Teaching Methods
Keywords
interactive learning, online learning, student anxiety, emotional well-being, critical thinking, university students, Zoom, Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, active learning
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Thinking, Universities, Education, Distance, Internet, Young Adult

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