Adefris Dereje, Moges Birhanu
Department of Psychology, College of Education and Behavioural Science, Arsi University, 2990 Adama, Ethiopia.
Curr Psychol. 2023;42(3):2415-2421. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-01886-2. Epub 2021 Jun 12.
The foremost initiative of this investigation was to scrutinize the psychological influence of COVID-19 pandemic and the coping strategies of Arsi university students. Descriptive survey method was applied to investigate the intended variables. Data for this study was collected via an internet of 420 students (245 females and 175 males) from those whose email addresses were randomly accessed. Data was collect through questionnaires. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used to analysis the collected data. The findings revealed that the psychological impacts of covid-19 on both male and female students were high. The results also showed that there was statistically significant difference between males and females in terms of every mean item. Therefore, it is recommended to engage actively in different activities, and relying on reliable sources of information, taking rests and the like are some of the mentioned coping strategies of the students. Finally, besides the transmitting of educational programs through TV, motivational speech, mass consultation/education through mass media like radio and television to reach those students who were dispersed to different parts of the country incorporates additional dimension of combating the psychological pressure of COVID-19.
这项调查的首要任务是审视新冠疫情的心理影响以及阿尔西大学学生的应对策略。采用描述性调查方法来研究目标变量。本研究的数据通过互联网收集，从随机获取电子邮件地址的420名学生（245名女生和175名男生）中选取。数据通过问卷收集。使用均值、标准差和t检验来分析收集到的数据。研究结果显示，新冠疫情对男女生的心理影响都很大。结果还表明，在每个均值项目方面，男女生之间存在统计学上的显著差异。因此，建议积极参与不同活动，依靠可靠的信息来源，休息等是学生提到的一些应对策略。最后，除了通过电视传播教育节目外，通过广播和电视等大众媒体进行励志演讲、大规模咨询/教育，以覆盖分散在该国不同地区的学生，这为抗击新冠疫情的心理压力增添了新的维度。
