Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Academic Safety: The Buffering Role of Personal Resources

Autor/inn/en	Azila-Gbettor, Edem Maxwell; Mensah, Christopher; Agbodza, Mavis
Titel	Fear of COVID-19 and Perceived Academic Safety: The Buffering Role of Personal Resources
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Management, 37 (2023) 3, S.541-557 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Azila-Gbettor, Edem Maxwell) ORCID (Agbodza, Mavis)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-354X
DOI	10.1108/IJEM-04-2022-0159
Schlagwörter	Fear; School Safety; COVID-19; Pandemics; College Students; Student Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Resilience (Psychology); Foreign Countries; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Furcht; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	Purpose: The study investigates the moderating effect of personal resources, including optimism and resilience, on the link between fear of COVID-19 and perceptions of academic safety among university students in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 618 students took part in the research by completing an online self-reported questionnaire. The respondents were chosen using a simple random sample method. The data was processed and analysed using IBM SPSS version 24 and SEM-PLS, respectively. Findings: Results reveal fear of COVID-19 positively influence students' perception of academic safety. Furthermore, both resilience and optimism mitigate the impact of fear of COVID-19 on students' perceptions of academic safety. Originality/value: This is the first study to examine personal resources as a moderator between fear of COVID-19 and students' perceptions of academic safety. Practical and theoretical implications are added to the text. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01