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Coronaphobia and academic procrastination in health sciences students during the first 3-month pandemic lockdown

Hulya Yucel1, Fatma Kanta Yilmaz2, Ahsen Erim3

  • 1Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.

JPMA. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
|August 9, 2023
PubMed

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Coronaphobia, a fear of coronavirus disease 2019, significantly correlated with academic procrastination in university students. This fear impacted students, particularly women, during the initial COVID-19 lockdown.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Health Sciences
  • Education

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented challenges to university students globally.
  • The emergence of coronaphobia (fear of COVID-19) presented a novel psychological stressor.
  • Academic procrastination is a common issue among students, potentially exacerbated by external stressors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between coronaphobia and academic procrastination.
  • To examine these relationships among health sciences university students during the early COVID-19 lockdown.
  • To explore potential gender differences in coronaphobia and academic procrastination.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted with 681 health sciences students in Turkey.
  • Data were collected using the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Phobia Scale and the Scale of Academic Procrastination Behaviour.
  • Statistical analysis explored correlations with gender and academic level.

Main Results:

  • A significant positive correlation was found between coronaphobia and academic procrastination (p=0.001).
  • Women reported significantly higher overall coronaphobia and psychological subscale scores than men (p=0.023, p=0.001).
  • Men reported higher negative perceptions of instructors than women (p=0.038), but academic year was not significantly associated with either outcome.

Conclusions:

  • Coronaphobia was significantly linked to academic procrastination among health sciences students.
  • The psychological impact of COVID-19, manifesting as coronaphobia, contributed to academic procrastination, especially in female students.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19, Pandemic, Phobia, Procrastination, Education.

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