Influence of Forced Online Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perceived Stress of Postsecondary Students: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most significant changes in the majority of postsecondary educational institutions was the closure of those institutions and the shift of educational activities to online distance learning formats as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Closure combined with forced online distance education (FODE) was a cure with many side effects, 1 of them being the effect on students' mental health and, more specifically, levels of stress. Due to the novelty of the situation, there have been no studies so far designed to link satisfaction with online study, feelings toward the study obligations, and stress among students.

Objective

The aim of the study is to assess the perceived stress of Slovenian postsecondary students in order to identify the online study-related fa

SUBMITTER: Sorgo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature