Author(s)

Xiaoyang Li ¹, Zhenyang Lyu ^1,2

Affiliation(s)

¹ Innovation Management College, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
² Business School, Nanyang Vocational College, Nanyang, Henan, China

Corresponding Author

Xiaoyang Li

ABSTRACT

This article learned about the mood, loneliness and happiness of college students during the epidemic of novel coronavirus, and put forward suggestions for prevention and control of the epidemic and psychological intervention and counseling during the epidemic. Through the use of questionnaire survey method and questionnaire star, a total of 1100 questionnaires were collected from January 1 to June 30, 2022. After removing invalid questionnaires that were often too low in response, 1042 valid samples were obtained, with an effective rate of 94.7%. The questionnaire tools mainly include the Positive and Negative Emotion Scale (PANAS), Life Satisfaction Scale (SWLS), and Loneliness Scale (ULS-6). Using methods such as single factor analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and structural equation modeling, it was found that subjective well-being can positively affect positive emotions. Both loneliness and subjective well-being have an impact on negative emotions, and subjective well-being has a negative impact on negative emotions. The article believes that during the prevalence of novel coronavirus infection, the negative emotions of college students are greater than the positive emotions, and the loneliness of college students is greater than the happiness. The government, community, family, school, and self should regulate social emotions and take measures such as intervention and counseling.

KEYWORDS

COVID-19; College students; Solitude; Happiness; emotion

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiaoyang Li, Zhenyang Lyu, Happiness or Loneliness: Academic Emotional Responses and Coping Strategies of College Students during the COVID-19 Epidemic. Applied & Educational Psychology (2023) Vol. 4: 95-102. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2023.040915.

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