The Emotional Experiences of Indonesian PhD Students Studying in Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This narrative study aims to explore the emotional experiences of two Indonesian students pursuing a doctorate (PhD) degree in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on semi-structured interview data, we found that the prevalence of COVID-19 affected the participants’ emotions and behaviors. Both participants experienced different emotions and behaviors in facing various challenges during the pandemic. The study stresses the importance of independence, family support, social support, and university support that the participants needed to reduce their anxiety and stress due to some social restrictions during the outbreak of COVID-19, especially for those who are extrovert.

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“…Furthermore, the students also admitted that they could overcome difficulties in understanding the material by asking peers and the teacher. This finding affirmed that negative feelings during the online learning process could be managed with the influence of the family, school, teacher and peers' supports (Nurfaidah et al, 2020;Puspitasari & Rahayu, 2020;Supiani et al, 2020).…”

“…Haider & Al-Salman (2020) found out that students admitted that online learning was an unhealthy activity and prolonged use of e-learning tools lead to nervousness, boredom, and tension. Moreover, (Supiani et al, 2020) claimed that the lack of personal direct face-to-face engagement with the lecturer promote students' insecurities and demotivated feelings.…”

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“…Students develop their learning autonomy because they need to use different online tools to support their learning (Sepulveda-Escobar and Morrison, 2020). A study conducted by Supiani et al (2020) found that students have to become more independent to achieve their learning goals during the pandemic successfully. Since they become more autonomous, they also need to find their learning strategy.…”