Agrawal Somya, Krishna Shwetha M
Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung 413310, Taiwan.
Business School, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai 600127, India.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2021 Oct 23;11(11):145. doi: 10.3390/bs11110145.
The current pandemic has modified how education, learning, and technology interact with one another inside universities. The usage of technology for instructional purposes raises the question of whether learning that happens in an online environment is as effective as traditional classroom models. Within this context, this study explores the psychological well-being of students during the COVID-19 pandemic, using an online cross-sectional survey. Data were collected from 246 university students currently studying at a private university in India. Hierarchical regression analysis and structural equation modelling were used to study the mediating effects between communication apprehension, perceived learning, and psychological well-being under the moderating effects of intention to use social media and psychological stress. Results show that higher intentions to use social media alleviated the negative effects of communication apprehension on perceived learning. Interestingly, it was also found that perceived learning had a significant positive relationship with psychological well-being when students experienced higher levels of psychological stress (eustress). Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the transactional theory of stress and coping, we attempt to integrate the findings related to these theories, which can be considered distinct to previous studies. Implications, limitations, and future directions for research and practice have also been discussed.
当前的疫情改变了大学内部教育、学习和技术之间的相互作用方式。将技术用于教学目的引发了一个问题，即在在线环境中发生的学习是否与传统课堂模式一样有效。在此背景下，本研究通过在线横断面调查，探讨了新冠疫情期间学生的心理健康状况。数据收集自印度一所私立大学的246名在读大学生。采用分层回归分析和结构方程模型，研究在使用社交媒体的意图和心理压力的调节作用下，沟通焦虑、感知学习和心理健康之间的中介效应。结果表明，更高的使用社交媒体意图减轻了沟通焦虑对感知学习的负面影响。有趣的是，研究还发现，当学生经历较高水平的心理压力（良性压力）时，感知学习与心理健康之间存在显著的正相关关系。基于技术接受模型（TAM）和压力与应对的交易理论，我们试图整合与这些理论相关的研究结果，这些结果可能与以往的研究有所不同。还讨论了研究和实践的启示、局限性以及未来方向。
