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).

本研究旨在评估新冠疫情恐慌对波兰大学生生活质量的影响。研究分析了大学生群体的各类特征与社会支持、自我评估之间的相关性，分析维度涵盖个体对人生成功机遇的感知以及在线学习满意度。

通过实施社会经济封禁与远程教育以防控疫情，为大学生群体塑造了全新的日常作息模式，限制了对其个人成长与身心健康至关重要的各类活动。本研究提出的核心假设为：新冠疫情引发的焦虑（样本量N=973）是一种受社会与文化规范约束的个体体验。从文化维度而言，波兰社会对私人社交网络之外的公共机构与陌生群体抱有极高的不信任感，即所谓的‘社会真空（social vacuum）’综合征。