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ERIC Number: EJ1452040
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on First-Year College Students: Racial/Ethnic Differences
Brittany N. Alligood; Amy L. McCurdy; Anne C. Fletcher
Journal of American College Health, v72 n9 p3109-3115 2024
Prior research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted American college students; however, few studies have focused on first-year students and their experiences with attending college during unprecedented circumstances. To address this gap, first-year college students (N = 268) completed online questionnaires assessing their perceptions of the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted them in terms of access to resources and psychological well-being. Students also completed a measure of college-specific adjustment in the relational, psychological, and educational domains. Greater perceived COVID-19-specific resources impact was associated with lower educational adjustment. Greater perceived COVID-19-specific psychological impact was associated with lower levels of relational college adjustment and lower levels of psychological college adjustment. A multi-group analysis indicated that although the association between perceived psychological impact and college-specific psychological adjustment was significant for both White students and Black students, it was stronger among White students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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