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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

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Aristovnik, Aleksander, Keržič, Damijana, Ravšelj, Dejan, Tomaževič, Nina, Umek, Lan·2020·Sustainability
DOI 10.3390/su12208438

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The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale study to date on how students perceive the impacts of the first wave of COVID-19 crisis in early 2020 on various aspects of their lives on a global level. With a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries, the study reveals that amid the worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support provided by teaching staff and their universities’ public relations. Still, deficient computer skills and the perception of a higher workload prevented them from perceiving their own improved performance in the new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about issues to do with their future professional career and studies, and experienced boredom, anxiety, and frustration. The pandemic has led to the adoption of particular hygienic behaviours (e.g., wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily practices (e.g., leaving home, shaking hands). Students were also more satisfied with the role played by hospitals and universities during the epidemic compared to the governments and banks. The findings also show that students with certain socio-demographic characteristics (male, part-time, first-level, applied sciences, a lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life during the crisis, whereas female, full-time, first-level students and students faced with financial problems were generally affected more by the pandemic in terms of their emotional life and personal circumstances. Key factors influencing students’ satisfaction with the role of their university are also identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions around the world may benefit from these findings while formulating policy recommendations and strategies to support students during this and any future pandemics.

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Authors
Aristovnik, A., Keržič, D., Ravšelj, D., Tomaževič, N., & Umek, L.
Affiliations
University of Ljubljana (SI)
Corresponding author
Aristovnik, Aleksander
ORCID
Venue
Sustainability
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-10-13
Volume
12
Issue
20
Pages
8438
ISSN
2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/su12208438
OpenAlex
W3048244288
Cited by
2,047
References
97
Citations by year
2026: 103 · 2025: 175 · 2024: 263 · 2023: 452 · 2022: 604 · 2021: 428 · 2020: 22
FWCI
571.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Preprints.org (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repository of the University of Ljubljana (University of Ljubljana) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (P5-0093)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, university students, student satisfaction, online learning, lockdown, teaching staff support, university public relations, computer skills, workload, anxiety, boredom, hygienic behavior, sociodemographic differences, financial hardship, student well-being

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