Students' academic engagement during COVID-19 times: a mixed-methods study into relatedness and loneliness during the pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 outbreak forced higher education students to study online-only. Previous research indicates that forced solitude or loneliness can cause a variety of problems for students, among which is reduced academic engagement. The Basic Psychological Needs Theory, a sub-theory of Self-Determination Theory, relates academic engagement to three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness), whereas varying theories on loneliness highlight the complexities of engaging in a learning environment whilst feeling lonely. As university staff members have been struggling to keep students on task since the COVID-19 outbreak, the need arose for more knowledge about to what extent students have felt lonely, frustrated or satisfied in their need for relatedness and to what extent t

SUBMITTER: Hendrick L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514504 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature