Physical Activity Levels and Coping Skills during the COVID-19 Transition to Online Learning in College Students

Start Date

15-4-2021 2:00 PM

End Date

15-4-2021 3:00 PM

Student's Major

Human Performance

Student's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Mentor's Name

Jessica Albers

Mentor's Department

Human Performance

Mentor's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Description

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting college students' daily lives in many different aspects. With a worldwide shutdown, lack of accessibility to exercise facilities has made the ability to exercise challenging. Physical activity and exercise are common coping mechanisms for many individuals. The transition into online learning is an additional challenge for college students. his research is important as it examines the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on physical activity levels, the stability of that activity, and coping skills, during the transition to collegiate online learning. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between exercise frequency and coping skills used by college student’s intensity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Research participants are college students who have transitioned. Participants were asked to complete a survey that included questions on current physical activity levels (Physical Activity as a Vital Sign), current overall stress (Perceived Stress Scale), their use of coping skills (Brief COPE Scale), and emotional regulation (Differences in Emotional Regulation Scale). Results and Conclusions: Data is being analyzed and results and will be presented.

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Apr 15th, 2:00 PM Apr 15th, 3:00 PM

Physical Activity Levels and Coping Skills during the COVID-19 Transition to Online Learning in College Students

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting college students' daily lives in many different aspects. With a worldwide shutdown, lack of accessibility to exercise facilities has made the ability to exercise challenging. Physical activity and exercise are common coping mechanisms for many individuals. The transition into online learning is an additional challenge for college students. his research is important as it examines the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on physical activity levels, the stability of that activity, and coping skills, during the transition to collegiate online learning. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between exercise frequency and coping skills used by college student’s intensity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Research participants are college students who have transitioned. Participants were asked to complete a survey that included questions on current physical activity levels (Physical Activity as a Vital Sign), current overall stress (Perceived Stress Scale), their use of coping skills (Brief COPE Scale), and emotional regulation (Differences in Emotional Regulation Scale). Results and Conclusions: Data is being analyzed and results and will be presented.