The thesis deals with the psychosocial and economic distress of students of the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business during the covid-19 epidemic. Due to the emergence of the infectious disease covid-19 the state adopted measures that affected the emergence of psychosocial and economic distress among students. The purpose of the thesis is to examine what psychosocial and economic distress students faced due to the measures that were announced during the epidemic. The occurrence of social isolations, quarantines, infections, loss of income, faculty closures and the transition to continuing education are just some of the constant changes that have brought uncertainty and distress among students. The research on the distress of students was conducted on a sample of students of the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics.
In the online research, the survey method is used to determine the dimensions of psychosocial and economic distress among students of the selected faculty. The survey questionnaire covers a sample of 60 students. The analysis of the state of the obtained results shows how the covid-19 epidemic affected the source of income, how students coped with the changed way of studying and how they felt distress.
The findings of the conducted research show that students faced both psychosocial and economic distress. In the psychosocial field, students experienced distress due to limited social contacts with classmates, which is a consequence of further studies. They experienced the most distress in the economic field due to the drop in income due to the abolition of student work.
The results of the research are an entry point for further investigation of the problem. The sample in the research is limited only to the selected faculty, so the results of the research cannot be applied to the entire Slovenian student population. The thesis contributes to the awareness and understanding of the distress of the vulnerable population and, in the event of a recurring situation, suggests solutions.
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