Social Contact, Academic Satisfaction, COVID-19 Knowledge, and Subjective Well-being Among Students at Turkish Universities: a Nine-University Sample

Gülsen Erden (), Asil Ali Özdoğru (), Sami Çoksan (), Hale Ögel-Balaban (), Yakup Azak (), İlkiz Altınoğlu-Dikmeer (), Aysun Ergül-Topçu (), Yeşim Yasak (), Gözde Kıral-Uçar (), Seda Oktay (), Pelin Karaca-Dinç (), Ezgi Didem Merdan-Yıldız (), Selen Eltan (), Güler Beril Kumpasoğlu () and Gülsen Baytemir ()
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Gülsen Erden: Ankara University
Asil Ali Özdoğru: Üsküdar University
Sami Çoksan: Middle East Technical University
Hale Ögel-Balaban: Bahçeşehir University
Yakup Azak: Istanbul University
İlkiz Altınoğlu-Dikmeer: Çankırı Karatekin University
Aysun Ergül-Topçu: Çankırı Karatekin University
Yeşim Yasak: Çankırı Karatekin University
Gözde Kıral-Uçar: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Seda Oktay: Ankara University
Pelin Karaca-Dinç: Ankara University
Ezgi Didem Merdan-Yıldız: Ankara University
Selen Eltan: Middle East Technical University
Güler Beril Kumpasoğlu: Middle East Technical University
Gülsen Baytemir: Maltepe University

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 4, No 5, 2017-2039

Abstract: Abstract Adverse effects of COVID-19 are seen not only on the physical health of infected individuals but also on their subjective well-being. Sudden changes in social lives, lockdowns, and shifts towards online education have had a negative impact on many people, especially university students. As part of an international study, the current study focused on the well-being of students at Turkish universities in relation to social contact, academic satisfaction, and COVID-19 knowledge. A total of 7363 students from nine universities (86.6% from state universities, 71.04% female, and 73.52% at bachelor’s level) participated in an online survey. Results revealed that females had lower levels of subjective well-being and academic satisfaction. According to a mediation model in the study, the relationship between social contact and well-being was mediated by academic satisfaction and COVID-19 knowledge. Our findings can guide future researchers, mental health professionals, universities, and policymakers to understand and improve subjective well-being of university students.

Keywords: Subjective well-being; Social contact; Academic satisfaction; COVID-19; University students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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