scholarly journals Helplessness among University Students: An Empirical Study Based on a Modified Framework of Implicit Personality Theories

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 630
Author(s):  
Albert Ziegler ◽  
Svenja Bedenlier ◽  
Michaela Gläser-Zikuda ◽  
Bärbel Kopp ◽  
Marion Händel
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Hybrid Framework ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Implicit Personality ◽  
Personality Theories

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and within a very short period of time, teaching in the 2020 summer term changed from predominantly on-site to online instruction. Students suddenly faced having to adapt their learning process to new demands for which they may have had both insufficient digital skills and a lack of learning resources. Such a situation carries the risk that a substantial number of students become helpless. The aim of our empirical study was to test a hybrid framework of helplessness that includes both objective causes of helplessness and students’ subjective interpretations of them. Before lectures or courses began, students of a full-scale university were invited to participate in an online survey. The final sample consists of 1690 students. Results indicate that objective factors as well as their subjective interpretations contributed to the formation of helplessness.

scholarly journals Helplessness Among University Students: An Empirical Study Based on a Modified Framework of Implicit Personality Theories

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Ziegler ◽  
Michaela Gläser-Zikuda ◽  
Bärbel Kopp ◽  
Svenja Bedenlier ◽  
Marion Händel
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Hybrid Framework ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Implicit Personality ◽  
Personality Theories

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and within a very short period of time, teaching in the 2020 summer term changed from predominantly on-site to online instruction. Students suddenly faced having to adapt their learning process to new demands for which they may have had both insufficient digital skills and a lack of learning resources. Such a situation carries the risk that a substantial number of students become helpless. The aim of our empirical study was to test a hybrid framework of helplessness that includes both objective causes of helplessness and students' subjective interpretations of them. Before lectures or courses began, students of a full-scale university were invited to participate in an online survey. The final sample consists of 1,690 students. Results indicate that objective factors as well as their subjective interpretations contribute to the formation of helplessness.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Rumination in the Relationship between Loneliness and Depression in University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-457
Author(s):  
Ines Luttenbacher ◽  
Jamie S. Breukel ◽  
Maheen M. Adamson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: While mitigation procedures are needed to prevent the continuous spread of COVID-19, they may, in turn, negatively impact individuals’ mental health. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the relationships between loneliness, rumination, and depression, as well as the mediating role of rumination in the relationship between loneliness and depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was circulated, collecting a final sample of 288 university students (Mage = 22.01, SD = 3.45, range = 18–55, 75.7% female). Study variables were measured utilizing self-report questionnaires. Results: In line with the hypotheses, rumination partially mediated the relationship between loneliness and depression. Discussion: Therefore, ruminative thoughts may be one of the key factors contributing to lonely university students’ susceptibility to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rationales for an Implicit Personality Theory

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1071-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirja Kalliopuska
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Personality Theory ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
Implicit Personality ◽  
Personality Theories

Implicit personality theories could develop out of the rationales on which each individual bases a concept of man and constructs an implicit personality theory. 77 psychology students (19 men, 58 women) were given the task of appraising rationales in an empirical study designed to investigate the background of implicit personality theory. The basic assumptions of Hjelle and Ziegler in 1976 concerning personality theories were used as the rationales. The answers given on the basis of these rationales were uniform, which supports the supposition that they are universal. Holism, subjectivity, and proactivity were emphasized uniformly. The results are, in part, very similar to the theoretical views of Murray, Allport, Erikson, Freud, and Kelly.

scholarly journals Acceptability of the COVID-19 Vaccine and Its Determinants among University Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 943
Author(s):  
Mohammed J. Almalki ◽  
Amani A. Alotaibi ◽  
Salman H. Alabdali ◽  
Ayman A. Zaalah ◽  
Mohsen W. Maghfuri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
University Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
To Receive

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a significant threat to the efforts that have been taken to combat the pandemic. This study assessed the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among university students in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional online survey using a Google Form was conducted between 2 April and 23 April 2021. A snowball technique was used to recruit participants for this study. The final sample consisted of 407 participants. More than one-third of the participants (36.1%) had received the COVID-19 vaccine, and 13.3% had registered to receive the vaccine. Of the participants who were not yet vaccinated (n = 260), 90.4% indicated that they would like to be vaccinated when given the opportunity. Of the unvaccinated participants, 82.3% trusted the COVID-19 vaccines that had been provided in Saudi Arabia. The most reported reasons for the participants’ acceptance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine included preventive purposes (95.8%), a belief in the safety of the vaccines (84.3%), and the availability of public awareness information regarding the vaccines (77.3%). A small portion of participants (6.1%) were refusing to receive the vaccine due to the potential long-term side effects (92.0%) and expedited vaccine trials (80.0%). Acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine was strongly associated with participants who regularly received the flu vaccine (p < 0.05). All other demographic variables were not statistically associated with the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine. In conclusion, it would be appropriate for universities to launch peer programs to urge reluctant students to receive the vaccine voluntarily. In terms of further research, it is valuable to follow up with unvaccinated participants to investigate if they received the vaccine since the data were collected, and their reasons for doing so. This research would reveal changes toward vaccine acceptability over time and any related determinants. Future research should consider students from non-Arabic speaking backgrounds.

scholarly journals Students’ attitude to learning using virtual reality programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (119) ◽  
pp. 112-119
Author(s):  
Marina D. Piskunova ◽  
◽  
Pavel A. Pobokin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Review Of Literature

This article presents an empirical study of the interest of higher educational institution students in supplementing educational activities with virtual reality technologies. The article substantiates the relevance of using VR technologies in teaching University students. The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of using virtual reality technologies in the learning process. The review of literature sources devoted to virtual reality and its application in the educational sphere, including the training of highly specialized professionals. Specific examples of the use of virtual reality technologies in the educational process are presented. Classifications of virtual reality technologies are given depending on the necessary means to enter the virtual environment, as well as on the type of virtual reality technologyVR, depending on the degree of user immersion. The possibility and feasibility of using each type of virtual reality in the educational process in modern educational institutions is evaluated. The empirical part of the research is devoted to conducting a survey of University students on their awareness of VR, interest in learning through the use of VR technologies, satisfaction with virtual reality technologies already introduced into the educational process if they have experience, and preferences in the way VR is used in training. The main empirical results of the study are presented in the form of tables based on the results of a survey among students. The results of the research can be used in pedagogy when developing new educational programs, when making decisions about the introduction of innovative technologies in the educational process, when improving the skills of teachers as a theoretical material that introduces the concept of virtual reality and the prospects for its use in education.

A Qur’anic Methodology for Integrating Knowledge and Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Sidek Bin Baba ◽  
Mohamad Johdi Salleh ◽  
Tareq M Zayed ◽  
Ridwan Harris
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
School Students ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Teacher Centered ◽  
Integrated Knowledge

Integrating knowledge and education has become a major issue in Malaysia in the context of globalization. This study develops a teacher-centered Qur’anic methodology based on the integration of acquired (‘aqlī) and revealed (naqlī) knowledge as regards content, as well as the integration of teachers’ role in a teaching-learning process designed to empower students to manage “self” and “system.” It further investigates the existing curriculum and institutional efforts to integrate these two types of knowledge, students’ understanding of the integrated knowledge and its learning process, as well as how the teachers and lecturers understand this integrated knowledge and apply it to their teaching methods. Data collected through interviews and surveys of participating school students and teachers, as well as university students and lecturers, revealed several issues that need to be addressed.

Academic Probation: An Empirical Study of Private University Students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jashim Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury ◽  
Sheehan Rahman ◽  
AKM Mominul Haque Talukder
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Academic Probation

scholarly journals Remote learning and students’ mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-method enquiry

Prospects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Lischer ◽  
Netkey Safi ◽  
Cheryl Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Learning Conditions ◽  
Support Students

AbstractThe disruption caused by Covid-19 in the educational sector may last longer than originally predicted. To better understand the current situation, this article analyses the mental health status of university students during the pandemic and investigates the learning conditions needed to support students. The sample included 557 undergraduate students who took part in an online survey. Overall, the students reported coping well during lockdown but indicated that lecturers were challenged by distance teaching, which created some stress for the students.

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