COVID-19 anxiety versus well-being - students' sense of support and self-esteem

This study is aimed to evaluate the impact of fear of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of university students in Poland. An analysis is made of the correlation of various features of the student cohorts with social support and their self-evaluation, in the context of sensing the chances for success in life and satisfaction from studying online. Fighting the pandemic through socioeconomic closure and remote education is imposing a new routine on university students that restricts the activities important in their development and well-being. The research assumption was made that anxiety (N=973) caused by COVID-19 is a personal experience which is socially and culturally regulated. Culturally, the Polish society shows a very high level of distrust towards institutions and people outside private networks (the "social vacuum" syndrome).