Many students reported stress, anxiety and related wellbeing challenges while studying online, with over 50% of respondents naming stress or anxiety as key challenges¶

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q2 i? Over 50% of questionnaire respondents identified “stress”, “depression”, “lack of motivation”, “mental health”, and “anxiety” as key challenges during lockdown. → Dilani Gedera · Dianne Forbes · Cheryl Brown · Maggie Hartnett · Ashwini Datt 2023

Evidence¶

Dilani Gedera · Dianne Forbes · Cheryl Brown · Maggie Hartnett · Ashwini Datt 2023¶

Dilani Gedera · Dianne Forbes · Cheryl Brown · Maggie Hartnett · Ashwini Datt. (2023). Learning during a pandemic: an Activity Theory analysis of the challenges experienced by Aotearoa/New Zealand university students. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10284-3

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Questionnaire findings from the national study; the table shows stress selected by 516 (55%) and anxiety by 504 (53%). Students attributed anxiety and stress to factors including feeling loss of control, isolation and lack of motivation.

"Over 50% of the questionnaire respondents identified “stress’, “depression”, “lack of motivation”, “mental health”, and “anxiety” as key challenges they faced while studying online during the lockdown."

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