Khawar Muhammad Babar, Abbasi Muddasir Hassan, Hussain Shabbir, Riaz Mehwish, Rafiq Mussarat, Mehmood Rabia, Sheikh Nadeem, Amaan Hafiza Nabeela, Fatima Sana, Jabeen Faiza, Ahmad Zaira, Farooq Adil
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Heliyon. 2021 May 11;7(5):e07030. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07030. eCollection 2021 May.
The present study investigated the (i) socio-demographic predictors of psychological distress, (ii) socio-demographic predictors of satisfaction from online classes, and (iii) the relationship between psychological distress and satisfaction from online classes among university students of Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire-based survey was conducted. A total of 2220 respondents that was enrolled at the University of the Punjab (PU), University of Management and Technology (UMT), and the University of Central Punjab (UCP) were involved in the current study. Data were collected at a 64% response rate and analyzed with SPSS IBM Version 21.0. Results revealed that approximately 41% of the students were facing severe psychological distress while about 65% were found unsatisfied with online classes. Besides, a linear negative relationship between the independent variable, i.e. psychological distress and the dependent variable, i.e. satisfaction from online classes was found. Therefore, to minimize the level of psychological distress and increase students' satisfaction with online classes it is highly recommended to take precautionary measures by the relevant stakeholders.
（i）心理困扰的社会人口统计学预测因素；（ii）在线课程满意度的社会人口统计学预测因素；以及（iii）在新冠疫情期间，巴基斯坦大学生心理困扰与在线课程满意度之间的关系。开展了一项基于在线问卷的调查。共有2220名就读于旁遮普大学（PU）、管理与技术大学（UMT）以及旁遮普中央大学（UCP）的受访者参与了本研究。数据收集的回应率为64%，并使用IBM SPSS 21.0版本进行分析。结果显示，约41%的学生面临严重的心理困扰，而约65%的学生对在线课程不满意。此外，发现自变量（即心理困扰）与因变量（即在线课程满意度）之间存在线性负相关关系。因此，为了将心理困扰程度降至最低并提高学生对在线课程的满意度，强烈建议相关利益攸关方采取预防措施。
