Relationship between e-learning and psychological distress mediated by fear of losing the school year of Abadeh nursing students
Subject Areas : psycologyMarzieh Heydari 1 , sakineh Eslami 2
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran
2 - Master of Educational Administration, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran
Keywords: psychological distress, E-Learning, fear of losing the school year,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between e-learning and psychological distress mediated by students' fear of losing their school year of Abadeh nursing students. The research method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this study included all nursing students of Abadeh Islamic Azad University, 188 of which 120 people were selected as a statistical sample using Morgan table and simple random sampling method. In this study, Hassan and Bao (2020) questionnaire was used to measure the variables of e-learning, psychotic distress and fear of losing the school year. The reliability of the questionnaire was obtained by Cronbach's alpha coefficient for e-learning 0.84, psychological distress 0.87 and fear of losing the academic year 0.91 and its validity was examined and confirmed by construct and content validity.To analyze the data, descriptive statistical methods and confirmatory factor analysis were used with the help of SPSS and Smart PLS software and the research analytical model was developed. Findings showed that e-learning has a significant relationship with psychological distress and fear of losing the school year. Fear of losing the school year also mediates e-learning with students' psychological distress.
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