Some predictors of perceived support and proximity in students during COVID-19 distance learning

Pečjak, Sonja (author), Pirc, Tina (author), Podlesek, Anja (author), Peklaj, Cirila (author)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning and social isolation have dramatically changed the social and learning experiences of adolescents. Given that social isolation can adversely affect students' psychosocial well-being, our study examined the extent to which ICT competences, resilience, and individual types of contact with teachers and classmates contribute to the psychosocial well-being of lower secondary school students (N = 1,813) over an extended period of distance learning. The questionnaires were conducted in groups via videoconferences using the 1ka application. The structural model showed that perceived proximity and support from teachers and classmates as indicators of psychosocial well-being were most strongly predicted by student resilience, teacher organization of group work, student contact with class teachers outside of regular school hours, and contact with classmates through online social networks. These findings have practical applications for teacher education and implementation in teacher practice.

• Language: English
• Keywords: epidemics, coronavirus, distance learning, resilience (psychological), students, teachers, psychological well being, psychosocial well being, support, proximity, Connor-Davidson resilience scale CD-RISC-10
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 51-62
• Numbering: Vol. 14, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-133319
• UDC: 37.015.3:37.018.43:616-036.22
• ISSN on article: 1307-9298
• COBISS.SI-ID: 85865475
• Publication date in RUL: 22.11.2021

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: International electronic journal of elementary education
• Publisher: T&K Academic
• ISSN: 1307-9298
• COBISS.SI-ID: 525436953

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Description: The most restrictive Creative Commons license. This only allows people to download and share the work for no commercial gain and for no other purposes.
• Licensing start date: 17.09.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: epidemije, koronavirus, COVID-19, učenje na daljavo, osebnostna prožnost, učenci, učitelji, psihološko blagostanje, podpora, Connor-Davidsonova lestvica osebnostne prožnosti CD-RISC-10

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P5-0110
• Name: Psihološki in nevroznanstveni vidiki kognicije