Wallace Kate F, Putnam Natalia I, Chow Eva, Fernandes Meghan, Clary Kelsey M, Goff Sarah L
School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Oct;71(7):2052-2061. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1954011. Epub 2021 Aug 17.
To explore U.S. college students' experiences during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students at a Northeastern public university.
Participants were interviewed via videoconference between April 1 and May 31, 2020. Interviews were audio-recorded and professionally transcribed; analyzed using deductive and inductive approaches to thematic analysis.
34 students (68% female; 56% racial/ethnic minority) participated. Deductively derived themes included: (1) trust/mistrust; (2) desire for change; (3) precarity; and (4) silver linings. Subthemes included variation in vaccine confidence, concern regarding inequalities, and anxiety about education. Building on deductively derived themes, we hypothesized that participation in change-oriented activities could benefit well-being and novel approaches to information dissemination may be needed to overcome institutional distrust.
This study offers insights into potential short and long-term pandemic impacts as well as mitigation strategies college and university faculty and administrations may consider.
探讨美国大学生在新冠疫情爆发期间的经历。
一所东北部公立大学的学生。
2020年4月1日至5月31日期间,通过视频会议对参与者进行访谈。访谈进行了录音并由专业人员转录;采用演绎和归纳的主题分析方法进行分析。
34名学生(68%为女性;56%为少数族裔)参与了研究。演绎得出的主题包括:(1)信任/不信任;(2)求变愿望;(3)不稳定;(4)一线希望。子主题包括疫苗信心的差异、对不平等现象的担忧以及对教育的焦虑。基于演绎得出的主题,我们假设参与以变革为导向的活动可能有益于幸福感,并且可能需要新的信息传播方式来克服机构不信任。
本研究为疫情可能产生的短期和长期影响以及高校教职员工和管理层可能考虑的缓解策略提供了见解。