A Survey of Attitudes, Anxiety Status, and Protective Behaviors of the University Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Turkey [Scholarly Article - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15 July 2020]

Title:

A Survey of Attitudes, Anxiety Status, and Protective Behaviors of the University Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Turkey

 

Authors:

Gulsum Akdeniz, Mariam Kavakci, Muharrem Gozugok, Semiha Yalcinkaya, Alper Kucukay & Bilal Sahutogullari

 

Published:

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15 July 2020 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00695/full

 

From the artciel:

A new coronavirus disease began on 31 December 2019 in Wuhan/China and has caused a global outbreak in only a few months resulting in millions being infected. In conjunction with its’ physical side effects, this outbreak also has a tremendous impact on psychology health. This study aims to assess the spread and frequency of protective behaviors, emotional and anxiety status among the Turkish population using a rapid survey during the COVID-19 outbreak. An online questionnaire was administered to 3,040 respondents between the ages of 18–30. This cross-sectional study was conducted from Apr 2 to Apr 8, 2020. While questions related to the outbreak were created by members of our neuroscience department, the Turkish version of the Abbreviated Beck Anxiety Inventory was included in our survey to measure anxiety status. Pearson correlation coefficient was used for statistical analysis. We found that 90% of respondents report washing hands more frequently since the outbreak while %50 wear protective gloves. Respondents were more fearful of their relatives catching the coronavirus disease than they were of themselves catching it. In response to the question, “What are your emotions about the coronavirus?”, 38% responded with “worried”. There was a significant correlation between anxiety status and consumption information from the media about COVID-19. Individual early protection behaviors might slow transmission of the outbreak. Our results showed that the behavior of the participants has changed in predictable ways during the COVID-19 outbreak. Understanding how emotional responses such as fear and anxiety status vary and the specific factors that mediate it may help with the design of outbreak control strategies.

Scholarly Article (January 2020) - Good teaching as care in higher education (by Vivienne Anderson [et al.])

Title:
Good teaching as care in higher education

Authors:
Vivienne Anderson [et al.].

Published:
Higher Education, January 2020, 79(1):1-19
Available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-019-00392-6

From the abstract:
"In this article, we discuss a research project that explored diverse students’ conceptions of good teaching and effective learning at a research-intensive university in Aotearoa New Zealand, using focus group discussions, critical incident technique and photovoice. Participants included 55 Māori, Pacific, international and (other) local students enrolled in Health Science and Humanities subjects."

Short Article: Mental Health in Higher Education: Complex Problems Require Collaborative Approaches

Title:

Mental Health in Higher Education: Complex Problems Require Collaborative Approaches

Author:

Jacqueline McLemore

Published:

ReosPartners, 6 August 2019

From this article:

"In 2017, an estimated 16 million undergraduate students were in a college or university in the United States. The experiences of those 16 million affect families, institutions, community organizations, and governments. 16 million students matter. Now factor in that 50% of the college students participating in surveys rated their mental health as below average or poor, contrasting with just 7% of families who reported their student having mental health issues. Then consider this:

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among college students."

To read this article, go to:

https://reospartners.com/mental-health-in-higher-education-complex-problems-require-collaborative-approaches/