Emotional Exhaustion and Engagement in Higher Education Students during a Crisis, Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Experience in Italian Universities
Chiara Ghislieri
(1)
,
Domenico Sanseverino
(1)
,
Valentina Dolce
(2, 3)
,
Paola Spagnoli
(4)
,
Amelia Manuti
(5)
,
Emanuela Ingusci
(6)
,
Tindara Addabbo
(7)
1
UNITO -
Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin
2 GRePS - Groupe de Recherche en Psychologie Sociétale
3 UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2
4 Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" = University of the Study of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
5 UNIBA - Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro = University of Bari Aldo Moro
6 Università del Salento [Lecce]
7 UNIMORE - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia = University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2 GRePS - Groupe de Recherche en Psychologie Sociétale
3 UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2
4 Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" = University of the Study of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
5 UNIBA - Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro = University of Bari Aldo Moro
6 Università del Salento [Lecce]
7 UNIMORE - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia = University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Chiara Ghislieri
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Domenico Sanseverino
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Valentina Dolce
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Paola Spagnoli
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Amelia Manuti
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Emanuela Ingusci
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Résumé
Italian university students face an uncertain future characterised by a competitive neoliberal academic environment with high demands and a weak labour market that often cannot hire those who are best qualified. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated students’ uncertainty and negatively affected their well-being. The purpose of this study is to explore perceptions of academic life during the pandemic and to examine the relationship between study load, reduced academic performance, internet addiction, academic self-efficacy, and engagement and emotional exhaustion. A sample of university students (N = 10,298) from 11 Italian universities completed a self-report questionnaire about their academic and personal lives between May and June 2021. We performed two multiple linear regressions and one ANOVA to highlight gender differences. Results indicate that female students reported lower levels of engagement and academic self-efficacy, and higher levels of exhaustion and study demands compared to male students, while older students generally appear to exhibit higher levels of well-being. Study load, reduced academic performance, and internet addiction showed a negative association with engagement, particularly the first two, and a positive association with exhaustion, while self-efficacy was positively associated with engagement and negatively associated with exhaustion. The results suggest the need to introduce additional forms of support, such as psychological support, internet addiction awareness courses or counseling services.
Domaines
PsychologieFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Emotional Exhaustion and Engagement in Higher Education Students during a Crisis, Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Experience in Italian Universities
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Résumé |
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Italian university students face an uncertain future characterised by a competitive neoliberal academic environment with high demands and a weak labour market that often cannot hire those who are best qualified. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated students’ uncertainty and negatively affected their well-being. The purpose of this study is to explore perceptions of academic life during the pandemic and to examine the relationship between study load, reduced academic performance, internet addiction, academic self-efficacy, and engagement and emotional exhaustion. A sample of university students (N = 10,298) from 11 Italian universities completed a self-report questionnaire about their academic and personal lives between May and June 2021. We performed two multiple linear regressions and one ANOVA to highlight gender differences. Results indicate that female students reported lower levels of engagement and academic self-efficacy, and higher levels of exhaustion and study demands compared to male students, while older students generally appear to exhibit higher levels of well-being. Study load, reduced academic performance, and internet addiction showed a negative association with engagement, particularly the first two, and a positive association with exhaustion, while self-efficacy was positively associated with engagement and negatively associated with exhaustion. The results suggest the need to introduce additional forms of support, such as psychological support, internet addiction awareness courses or counseling services.
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Auteur(s) |
Chiara Ghislieri
1
, Domenico Sanseverino
1
, Valentina Dolce
2, 3
, Paola Spagnoli
4
, Amelia Manuti
5
, Emanuela Ingusci
6
, Tindara Addabbo
7
1
UNITO -
Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin
( 47709 )
- Via Verdi, 8
10124 Torino
Italie
- Italie
2
GRePS -
Groupe de Recherche en Psychologie Sociétale
( 1160864 )
- 5 avenue Pierre Mendès France
69676 Bron cedex
- France
3
UL2 -
Université Lumière - Lyon 2
( 33804 )
- 86, rue Pasteur - 69007 Lyon
- France
4
Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" = University of the Study of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
( 524781 )
- Viale Abramo Lincoln n. 5 - 81100 Caserta
- Italie
5
UNIBA -
Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro = University of Bari Aldo Moro
( 300766 )
- Piazza Umberto I - 70121 Bari
- Italie
6
Università del Salento [Lecce]
( 302381 )
- Piazza Tancredi 7, 73100 Lecce LE
- Italie
7
UNIMORE -
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia = University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
( 203954 )
- 41121 Modena / 42121 Reggio Emilia
- Italie
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Audience |
Internationale
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de publication |
2023-02
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Nom de la revue |
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Volume |
12
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Page/Identifiant |
109
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Numéro |
2
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Domaine(s) |
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DOI | 10.3390/socsci12020109 |
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