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Student adjustment during Covid-19 pandemic: Exploring the moderating role of university support

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Azila-Gbettor, Edem M.
 AL
Agbenyo, Leonard
 FH
Fiati, Hellen Mawuena
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Mensah, Christopher
Heliyon
Journal · Vol. 9 · Issue 3 · Art. e13625
Abstract

The study investigates the moderating effect of university support on the association between fear of Cov19 and student adjustment including (a) academic; (b) psychological; and (c) social adjustment. A total of 592 students took part in the research by completing self-reported questionnaire. The respondents were chosen using a multi-stage sampling technique. The data was processed and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24 and SEM-PLS, respectively. Results reveal fear of Cov19 negatively predict student's academic, psychological, and social adjustment. University support positively predicts student's academic, psychological, and social adjustment and further mitigate the impact of fear of Cov19 on students' academic, psychological, and social adjustment. This is the first study to examine university support as a moderator between fear of Cov19 and three dimensions of students' adjustment. © 2023

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Academic adjustment Fear of Covid-19 Psychological adjustment Social adjustment

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Department of Management Sciences, Ho Technical University, Ho, Volta, Ghana
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ho Technical University, Ho, Volta, Ghana
Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Ho Technical University, Ho, Volta, Ghana
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