Student well-being in times of COVID-19 in the Netherlands: basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration within the academic learning environment.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic affected student well-being through measures such as closing educational institutions and social distancing, which forced universities to adapt the student learning environment. Previous research has demonstrated that the learning environment influences student well-being by satisfying their basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. The present study therefore aimed to investigate, against the background of the pandemic, (1) how the basic psychological needs related to student well-being, (2) how students perceived interaction within the academic system, and (3) how they would like the "new educational normal" to look. To address these aims, we implemented a cross-sectional survey which included both quantitative measures and qualitative open

SUBMITTER: Kiltz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9977641 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature