Students’ Perceived Well-Being and Online Preference: Evidence from Two Universities in Vietnam during COVID-19

Nam Hoang Tran (), Nhien Thi Nguyen, Binh Thanh Nguyen and Quang Ngoc Phan
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Nam Hoang Tran: Research Center for Higher Education, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
Nhien Thi Nguyen: Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi 131000, Vietnam
Binh Thanh Nguyen: Department of Scientific Management, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh 410000, Vietnam
Quang Ngoc Phan: The Center Service for Technology Science of Medi-Phar., Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh 410000, Vietnam

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: University education is still being impacted two years after the COVID-19 outbreak. We performed a rapid survey in February 2022 at two public universities in Vietnam to examine the effects of the pandemic on well-being and the factors that may associate with online class preference among university students as well as to investigate the need for support to improve resilience. A web-based survey included 1589 undergraduate students in total. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis was carried out. Overall, approximately a quarter of respondents said that they perceived an influence on their health, 42.9% expressed stress, and more than 70% reported worrying about the future. In total, 61.9% of the respondents reported having satisfaction with online classes, while over half of them preferred a program of 50% online classes. Students who live in an urban area, are female, have had pre-COVID-19 campus life experience, have decreased income, and/or experience low online satisfaction and over-information may be in need of more support. The results show implications for universities to consider policies addressing well-being and post-pandemic online education. Providing support to university students to improve their resilience against the impact on their studying, campus life, health, and well-being should be prioritized during and post-pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; impact; online education; satisfaction; support; Vietnam; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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