Concepts and Models in Sustainable Community Health

Mpofu, Elias

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59687-3_1

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“…The current pandemic may unfortunately exacerbate existing inequities and increase learning losses for vulnerable students. The interdependence of wellbeing at the systemic level has been clearly established (Mpofu, 2020) and in terms of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, setbacks in student wellbeing can potentially impact progress with regard to the targets of the following SDGs: no poverty (SDG 1); good health and wellbeing (SDG 3); quality education (SDG 4); decent work and economic growth (SDG 8); reduced inequalities (SDG 10); and partnerships for the goals (SDG 17). Whilst the responsibility for supporting student wellbeing will remain with the universities, students themselves have a task that is of equal importance when it comes to wellbeing.…”

Section: Student Wellbeing Covid-19 and The Sustainable Development G...mentioning

confidence: 99%

College students’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory study

Eloff

2021

Journal of Psychology in Africa

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This study explored college student wellbeing priorities and capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 2213 South African undergraduate students answered an open-ended question to elicit interpretive, reflective, analytic and evaluative written response types on the factors that support their wellbeing at university. Two thirds of the participants were female, almost half (48.94%) were black African, and the majority (67.46%) were between 18 and 21 years of age. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the data revealed COVID-19 mitigation that prioritised support from family, friends and lecturers by spending time together and connecting online. The students also relied on a variety of spiritual coping strategies to manage feelings of despair and despondency, and to cope with high workloads, social distancing and online learning. The study revealed high resourcefulness of undergraduate students in supporting their own wellbeing.

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Section: Student Wellbeing Covid-19 and The Sustainable Development G...mentioning

confidence: 99%