Differences in anxiety as a function of course in university students

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Revista INFAD. Número 1, volumen 1 de 2021
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Published: Aug 3, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n1.v1.2067
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anxiety course assessment university students

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Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez
Universidad de Granada
Ana María Morales Rodr´íguez
Universidad de Málaga

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Increased non-face-to-face teaching imparted to large groups due to the ongoing pandemic has led to academic stress and anxiety becoming common among students, because of the continuous challenges they have to face, such as exams, the economic situation, and having to adapt to new teaching/learning methodologies that require greater use of ICT (Information and Communications Technology). Thus, this study, for which an ex post facto design was utilized, aimed to analyze the differences in perceived anxiety according to the course and gender among 203 Spanish university students, most of them pursuing educational sciences and psychology—statistically significant differences were observed according to the course, but not gender. The results obtained could help design relevant psychoeducational actions and interventions for the prevention of stress and anxiety, to contribute to improvement in wellbeing, quality of life, and academic performance in university students.

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Morales Rodríguez, F. M., & Morales Rodr´íguez, A. M. (2021). Differences in anxiety as a function of course in university students. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(1), 303–308. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n1.v1.2067
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): POSITIVE OVERCOMING AND LEARNING: THE RESPONSE TO COVID-19
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