ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted individuals across the world and disrupted societal systems, including educational institutions. The aim of the current cross-sectional survey of U.S. social work students was to describe: (1) students’ experiences of COVID-19-related stress, academic stress, and access to supports; (2) changes in academic stress following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (3) factors that contributed to a change in academic stress following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. An independent samples t-test identified an increase in students’ academic stress following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and multivariate regression determined factors contributing to levels of student stress, including program support and access to academic resources. Implications for social work programs’ responses to disasters are discussed.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行影响了世界各地的个人，并扰乱了包括教育机构在内的社会系统。目前对美国社会工作学生进行横断面调查的目的是描述：（1）学生在 COVID-19 相关压力、学业压力和获得支持方面的经历；(2) COVID-19 大流行后学业压力的变化；(3) 在 COVID-19 大流行开始后导致学业压力发生变化的因素。独立样本 t 检验确定了 COVID-19 大流行开始后学生的学业压力增加，多元回归确定了导致学生压力水平的因素，包括计划支持和获得学术资源。讨论了社会工作项目应对灾害的影响。