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A self-support approach boosted students' need satisfaction, mindfulness, and vitality while reducing anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and final exams. This intervention is vital for student well-being in challenging academic periods.

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  • Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for students, impacting their psychological well-being and academic performance.
  • University final exams exacerbate student stress, increasing the risk of test anxiety and negatively affecting psychological needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of a self-support approach in enhancing basic psychological need satisfaction.
  • To examine the impact of this approach on students' mindfulness, subjective vitality, and need frustration.
  • To assess the influence on coronavirus-related concerns and test anxiety during final exams.

Main Methods:

  • An experimental study with 330 university students randomly assigned to a self-support (experimental) or no-intervention (control) group.
  • Data collected over 6 days, with questionnaires administered at three time points (beginning, middle, and end of the study).
  • Statistical analysis, including path analysis, was used to examine the relationships between variables.

Main Results:

  • The experimental group reported significantly higher need satisfaction, mindfulness, and subjective vitality compared to the control group.
  • Students in the experimental group also experienced lower need frustration, coronavirus concerns, and test anxiety.
  • Path analysis confirmed that the self-support approach positively predicted need satisfaction, which in turn improved vitality and reduced anxiety and coronavirus concerns.

Conclusions:

  • A self-support approach is effective in improving students' psychological well-being and academic-related outcomes during stressful periods like the COVID-19 pandemic and final exams.
  • This approach holds significant implications for both theoretical understanding and practical interventions aimed at supporting students.
  • Fostering self-support strategies can be a valuable tool for educational institutions to mitigate the negative impacts of crises on student mental health.