Student Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The present study investigated the relationship between hope, stress, and social support provision from teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 80 students (i.e., 34 males; 46 females) ranging in age from 16 to 22 from multiple gymnasiums across Sweden. The cross-sectional resea...

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Main Author: Lillbäck, Mikaela
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Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi 2021
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-umu-1849502021-06-24T05:24:47ZStudent Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 PandemicengLillbäck, MikaelaUmeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi2021pandemiccovid-19studentsteachersstresshopesocial supportemotional supportinstrumental supportinformational supportappraisal supportpandemicovid-19studenterlärarestresshoppsocialt stödemotionellt stödinstrumentellt stödinformativt stödvärderande stödPsychologyPsykologiThe present study investigated the relationship between hope, stress, and social support provision from teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 80 students (i.e., 34 males; 46 females) ranging in age from 16 to 22 from multiple gymnasiums across Sweden. The cross-sectional research design collected data using an online survey. Statistical analyses revealed that there was a negative correlation between perceived stress and hope. Social support from teachers was also found to be positively correlated with hope. The subcategories identifying the nature of the social support provision indicated that levels of stress were negatively correlated with appraisal, informational, and instrumental support. Students’ levels of reported hope were found to correlate with appraisal, informational, instrumental, and emotional support. Gender was also found to be associated with stress, where women reported more perceived stress than men. Taken collectively, the study found that students who feel more hope are less stressed perceive more social support provision from teachers. Implications for teachers and limitations of the present study are discussed.  Denna studie undersökte förhållandet mellan hopp, stress och socialt stöd från lärare under COVID-19 pandemin. Deltagarna var 80 studenter (34 män; 46 kvinnor) i åldrarna 16 till 22 år från gymnasieskolor över hela Sverige. Datan samlades in med hjälp av en onlineundersökning. De statistiska analyserna visade att det fanns ett negativt samband mellan upplevd stress och hopp. Socialt stöd från lärare visade sig också vara positivt korrelerat med hopp. Underkategorierna som identifierade de olika karaktärerna av socialt stöd indikerade att stressnivåerna var negativt korrelerade med bedömning, information och instrumentellt stöd. Studenternas nivåer av rapporterat hopp visade sig korrelera med bedömning, informativt, instrumentellt och emotionellt stöd. Kön visade sig också förknippas med stress, där kvinnor rapporterade mer upplevd stress än män. Sammantaget fann studien att studenter som känner mer hopp är mindre stressade och upplever mer socialt stöd från lärare. Konsekvenser för lärare och begränsningar av denna studie diskuteras.  Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184950application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic pandemic
covid-19
students
teachers
stress
hope
social support
emotional support
instrumental support
informational support
appraisal support
pandemi
covid-19
studenter
lärare
stress
hopp
socialt stöd
emotionellt stöd
instrumentellt stöd
informativt stöd
värderande stöd
Psychology
Psykologi
spellingShingle pandemic
covid-19
students
teachers
stress
hope
social support
emotional support
instrumental support
informational support
appraisal support
pandemi
covid-19
studenter
lärare
stress
hopp
socialt stöd
emotionellt stöd
instrumentellt stöd
informativt stöd
värderande stöd
Psychology
Psykologi
Lillbäck, Mikaela
Student Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
description The present study investigated the relationship between hope, stress, and social support provision from teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 80 students (i.e., 34 males; 46 females) ranging in age from 16 to 22 from multiple gymnasiums across Sweden. The cross-sectional research design collected data using an online survey. Statistical analyses revealed that there was a negative correlation between perceived stress and hope. Social support from teachers was also found to be positively correlated with hope. The subcategories identifying the nature of the social support provision indicated that levels of stress were negatively correlated with appraisal, informational, and instrumental support. Students’ levels of reported hope were found to correlate with appraisal, informational, instrumental, and emotional support. Gender was also found to be associated with stress, where women reported more perceived stress than men. Taken collectively, the study found that students who feel more hope are less stressed perceive more social support provision from teachers. Implications for teachers and limitations of the present study are discussed.  === Denna studie undersökte förhållandet mellan hopp, stress och socialt stöd från lärare under COVID-19 pandemin. Deltagarna var 80 studenter (34 män; 46 kvinnor) i åldrarna 16 till 22 år från gymnasieskolor över hela Sverige. Datan samlades in med hjälp av en onlineundersökning. De statistiska analyserna visade att det fanns ett negativt samband mellan upplevd stress och hopp. Socialt stöd från lärare visade sig också vara positivt korrelerat med hopp. Underkategorierna som identifierade de olika karaktärerna av socialt stöd indikerade att stressnivåerna var negativt korrelerade med bedömning, information och instrumentellt stöd. Studenternas nivåer av rapporterat hopp visade sig korrelera med bedömning, informativt, instrumentellt och emotionellt stöd. Kön visade sig också förknippas med stress, där kvinnor rapporterade mer upplevd stress än män. Sammantaget fann studien att studenter som känner mer hopp är mindre stressade och upplever mer socialt stöd från lärare. Konsekvenser för lärare och begränsningar av denna studie diskuteras. 
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title Student Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short Student Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full Student Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr Student Perspectives of Hope, Stress, and Social Support Provision from Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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