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Perceived Coronavirus Threat, Some Measures of Well-Being and Academic Adjustment

The aim of this study was to examine the relation between the level of perceived threat of coronavirus with measures of well-being, academic adjustment and academic achievement obtained during the coronavirus pandemic. The study involved 302 participants ranging in age from 18 to 28 years (M = 22.16, SD = 1.78), 108 were male, 197 were female, 2 indicated that their gender was not included in the responses and 1 participant refused to comment on gender. The following questionnaires were used: Basic Need Satisfaction in General, Short Version of the Scale of Positive and Negative Affective Experiences, The personal well-being index, College adjustment test, Perceived coronavirus threat questionnaire and the question related to academic success during the coronavirus pandemic. The results indicate the existence of a significant negative correlation between the results on the Perceived Coronavirus Threat Questionnaire and the results on the maladaptation subscale (College adjustment test) and the negative affects in the past month. Regression analyses showed that general life satisfaction, positive and negative affects in the past month were significant predictors of the average grades obtained during the coronavirus pandemic. Positive affects in the past month and general life satisfaction were identified as positive predictors of academic adjustment, while negative affects in the past month was a negative predictor of academic adjustment. When predicting academic maladaptation, significant positive predictors were perceived coronavirus threat and negative affects. Positive affects in the past month and general life satisfaction were negative predictors of academic maladaptation. Satisfaction of basic psychological needs was not identified as significant predictor of any criteria. The results indicate the importance of raising awareness of the perceived coronavirus treat and negative affects among students and providing help and support to minimize the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic and to enhance academic adaptation.

Coronavirus Threat, Well-Being, Academic Adjustment

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