Yamini Chandra
Online education during COVID-19: perception of academic stress and emotional intelligence coping strategies among college students
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
purpose due covid19 pandemic government around world closed educational institutions control spread disease creating direct impact students educators institutions sudden shift physical classroom virtual space creating disruption among students purpose study analyze perception academic stress experienced students current online education coping strategies using emotional intelligence adopted designmethodologyapproach using purposive sampling method data collected sample 94 students pursuing undergraduation postgraduation two indian cities ahmedabad mumbai survey conducted using two online questionnaires perceptions academic stress scale emotional intelligence scale analyzed using descriptive statistics chisquare analysis telephonic discussion also conducted respondents understand different coping strategies used handle stress findings findings indicated significant differences observed fear academic failure online home environment among male female students many started diverting various creative activities taking courses helping learn new technical skills using emotional intelligence distancing boredom depressive thoughts students trying cope negative effects arising current pandemic situation research limitationsimplications research study beneficial educators scholars students parents add contribution field however key factors studied limited small sample selected institutions cities cannot used generalize large population practical implications findings paper useful assess key challenges online education especially time option social implications findings paper beneficial understand academic stress experienced students cultural educational modification implemented originalityvalue research study conducted lockdown india aprilmay 2020 results derived original nature