Prevalence of Internet Usage Complaints Among Undergraduate Students

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2024

Abstract Internet access has aided lots of students in achieving academic purposes. This study aimed to examine the prevalence internet usage complaints on health, during mandatory online studies among undergraduate from University Georgia (UG), Tbilisi. cross-sectional was conducted UG using a web designed questionnaire. The survey contained sociodemographic characteristics, access, and health complains. reviewed approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB). Most participants were females (70.5%), School Health Sciences (207, 32.9%), first year (354, 56.2%), usually spend time social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.) (315, 50%). Students reported different such as craving, feeling guilty after use, dyscontrol, back, neck pain. There no significant difference variables. Our findings suggested that prolonged use could have some implications students.

Язык: Английский

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Fear of COVID-19 and PTSD: The Protective Function of Problem-Solving Appraisals in Mental Health

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(2), С. 220 - 220

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic was experienced by many people as a major traumatic event, and it contributed to high levels of fear, anxiety, PTSD. Negative cognitive appraisals have been consistently implicated in the onset maintenance psychological distress, but there is far less research on protective role adaptive mental health outcomes. current study aimed address this gap investigating problem-solving relationship between fear Participants were students (

Язык: Английский

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Perception of uncontrollable mortality risk is associated with food insecurity and reduced economic effort among resource‐insecure college students during COVID‐19

American Journal of Human Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 36(9)

Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2024

Abstract In the framework of uncontrollable mortality risk hypothesis, resource scarcity intersects with risk, shaping allocation strategies enduring impacts on human health and wellbeing. Despite rising economic food insecurity among US college students, little is known about how these insecurities relate to or interact shape students' strategies. We examine perceptions their associations economically insecure students during COVID‐19 lockdowns. Participants were recruited through an crisis response center at a major public university in United States. A total 118 participants completed online Qualtrics survey assessing sociodemographic characteristics, availability, security, effort, time perspective; subset ( n = 51) also participated telephone interview psychological distress. general, reported more environmental adversity effort lockdowns compared before. Students experiencing higher levels (and not controllable) report lower association was strongest perceiving fewest resources. found significant between insecurity. Our results highlight risk's influence well‐being. Public efforts should target experiences root structural causes which increasingly involves

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19-related worries and mental health: the protective role of sense of coherence

Cogent Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2024

Background: Much of the literature related to mental health focuses on identifying risk factors and predictors poor health. Less research has a health-promoting orientation, focusing potential sources resilience strength.Aims: The current study contributes growing field positive psychology by investigating protective role sense coherence (SOC) in association between COVID-19-related worries adverse outcomes.Methods: Participants were South African undergraduate students (n = 337) who completed SOC scale, Beck hopelessness Center for Epidemiological Studies depression trait scale state-trait anxiety inventory. We used PROCESS macro SPSS examine mediating relationship indices was undertaking first second waves COVID-19 disease outbreak 2020.Results: T-test analyses found that women reported higher levels than men, correlational significant negative age anxiety. After controlling confounding effects gender, mediation analysis demonstrated had direct effect hopelessness, depression, anxiety, suggesting it is resource. thus pathway through which impact health.Conclusion: Enhancing this resource among vulnerable population groups can promote effective coping context societal crises.

Язык: Английский

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Distance Learning Experience: Unleashing the Power of Peardeck for Post-Pandemic Education

JURNAL PIJAR MIPA, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(3), С. 386 - 390

Опубликована: Май 17, 2024

Pear Deck is one of the tools for presenting web-based online slides. This research was implemented on 26 preservice science teachers who have heterogeneous thinking skills. examined improvement teachers’ learning outcomes through interactive using after pandemic era. The instruments used were written tests that given twice before and learning. a pre-experimental design including pre-test post-test design. Data earned then analysed an N-gain score paired t-test but normality homogeneity test conducted it. said to be normally distributed if Lcount < Ltab, homogeneous Fcount Ftab. There significant difference between treatment tcount ttab. with α = 0,05. Learning increases average teacher’s score. data distributed, result 1,204 Ftable 1,955. Which means Ftable. stated as homogenous. has effect outcomes. proven by majority students having high scores their (pretest) (posttest) 77,78% teacher also belonged moderate-high in scores. Results T-test concluded tcount=23,10>ttable=2,06 H0 rejected. So, use distance had improving

Язык: Английский

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