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Is Lower Trust in COVID-19 Regulations Associated with Academic Frustration? A Comparison between Danish and German University Students

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  • Julia Ballmann

    (Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany)

  • Stefanie M. Helmer

    (Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany)

  • Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff

    (Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, 6705 Esbjerg, Denmark)

  • Julie Dalgaard Guldager

    (Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, 6705 Esbjerg, Denmark
    Physiotherapy Department, University College South Denmark, 6705 Esbjerg, Denmark)

  • Signe Smith Jervelund

    (Section for Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Heide Busse

    (Department Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology–BIPS, 28359 Bremen, Germany)

  • Claudia R. Pischke

    (Institute of Medical Sociology, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany)

  • Sarah Negash

    (Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics (IMEBI), Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Medical School of the Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany)

  • Claus Wendt

    (Department Sociology of Health and Healthcare Systems, University Siegen, 57068 Siegen, Germany)

  • Christiane Stock

    (Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany
    Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, 6705 Esbjerg, Denmark)

Abstract

Despite the proximity of both countries, Danes and Germans differ in the level of trust in their government. This may play a role with respect to the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students. This study investigated the association between trust in governmental regulations, trust in university regulations, risk perceptions, and academic frustration among Danish and German students. As part of the COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study, an online survey was distributed among university students in participating European and non-European universities. In Denmark, 2945 students and Germany, 8725 students responded to the questionnaire between May and July 2020. Students from both countries reported approximately the same level of academic frustration concerning their progress and quality of education. However, German students perceived a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 compared to Danish respondents. Danish students showed higher trust in their government’s COVID-19 regulations than German students. Lower trust in government and university COVID-19 regulations and higher risk perception were associated with higher academic frustration. These results indicate that the level of trust in COVID-19 regulations might have an impact the overall frustration of students regarding their study conditions.

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  • Julia Ballmann & Stefanie M. Helmer & Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff & Julie Dalgaard Guldager & Signe Smith Jervelund & Heide Busse & Claudia R. Pischke & Sarah Negash & Claus Wendt & Christiane Stock, 2022. "Is Lower Trust in COVID-19 Regulations Associated with Academic Frustration? A Comparison between Danish and German University Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1748-:d:741622
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