Radwan Eqbal, Radwan Afnan, Radwan Walaa, Pandey Digvijay
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Directorate of Education-East Gaza, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Augment Hum Res. 2021;6(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s41133-021-00050-6. Epub 2021 Oct 23.
The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 is a global health problem that has a significant effect on the educational systems. Therefore, students shifted to distance learning through the digital platform. Since COVID-19 has consequences on mental health, the present study examined the perceived stress level in school students in distance learning during the COVID-19 period. A cross-sectional study of a sample consisting of 385 school students evaluated the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and their concerns and emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that the mean value of the total PSS scores was 19.50 ± 9.28. About 48.6% of students had moderate stress, 28.8% had low stress, and 22.6% had high stress. Significant associations were found between the level of stress and demographic variables: age, gender, educational level, and place of residence. Female students were significantly higher than the male students in the mean score of perceived stress level (20.14 versus 18.13; -value = 0.018). Females were more likely (53.4%) to have moderate stress than males (38.2%) ( = 0.019). The students aged 15-18 years were significantly higher than those aged 11-14 years in the mean score of perceived stress level (22.64 versus 17.24, respectively; -value < 0.001). The students aged 15-18 years were also more likely ( = 536, 96.4%) to had high levels of stress than the younger students ( < 0.001). The results showed that secondary school students were significantly higher than primary school students in the mean score of perceived stress level (23.75 versus 16.76, respectively; < 0.001). Secondary students were also more likely (43.0%) to have high stress than primary students (9.4%) ( < 0.001). Students who live in the Rafah governorate had a significantly lowest mean score of perceived stress level when compared to other counterparts (-value = 0.005). Gender ( = - 0.282, < 0.001), age ( = - 0.379, = 0.004), place of residence ( = - 0.096, = 0.034), and educational level ( = 0.845, < 0.001) were predictors of perceived stress. The results revealed moderate to high levels of stress in school students in the Gaza Strip during schools closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence of psychological distress attributed to suddenly shifted from traditional learning to distance learning. The incorporation of stress management programs and online counselling will minimize stress and enhance the mental health of school students during distance learning.
新冠疫情的迅速爆发是一个全球性的健康问题，对教育系统产生了重大影响。因此，学生们转向通过数字平台进行远程学习。由于新冠疫情对心理健康有影响，本研究调查了新冠疫情期间远程学习的在校学生的感知压力水平。一项对385名在校学生样本的横断面研究评估了感知压力量表（PSS）以及他们在新冠疫情期间的担忧和情绪。结果显示，PSS总分的平均值为19.50±9.28。约48.6%的学生有中度压力，28.8%的学生有轻度压力，22.6%的学生有高度压力。研究发现压力水平与人口统计学变量（年龄、性别、教育水平和居住地点）之间存在显著关联。女生在感知压力水平的平均得分上显著高于男生（20.14对18.13；P值=0.018）。女生比男生更有可能（53.4%）有中度压力（38.2%）（P=0.019）。15 - 18岁的学生在感知压力水平的平均得分上显著高于11 - 14岁的学生（分别为22.64和17.24；P值<0.001）。15 - 18岁的学生也比年龄较小的学生更有可能（P=536，96.4%）有高压力水平（P<0.001）。结果显示，中学生在感知压力水平的平均得分上显著高于小学生（分别为23.75和16.76；P<0.001）。中学生比小学生更有可能（43.0%）有高压力（9.4%）（P<0.001）。与其他地区的学生相比，住在拉法省的学生在感知压力水平上的平均得分显著最低（P值=0.005）。性别（P=-0.282，P<0.001）、年龄（P=-0.379，P=0.004）、居住地点（P=-0.096，P=0.034）和教育水平（P=0.845，P<0.001）是感知压力的预测因素。结果显示，在加沙地带，由于新冠疫情学校关闭期间，在校学生存在中度到高度的压力。心理困扰的流行归因于突然从传统学习转向远程学习。纳入压力管理计划和在线咨询将使远程学习期间学生的压力最小化，并增强他们的心理健康。
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