Crossover of engagement among academic staff and students during COVID-19

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dc.contributor.author Van der Ross, Melissa Reynell
dc.contributor.author Olckers, Chantal
dc.contributor.author Schaap, Pieter
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-03T10:02:30Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-03T10:02:30Z
dc.date.issued 2023-08-10
dc.description.abstract PURPOSE : Globally, the pandemic had adverse consequences on the engagement and overall well-being of individuals. From a positive psychological perspective, this study drew on processes of social exchange, Kahn’s theory on personal engagement and crossover theory, to explore the impact of mutual influences among academic staff and students on the engagement of both parties. Subsequently, the study explored the positive outcomes of engagement for both academic staff and students. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS : Purposive, non-probability sampling was used, and cross-sectional data were collected through electronic surveys. The sample consisted of a total of 1594 students who were nested within 160 academic staff members. RESULTS : Findings highlighted the influence of interpersonal factors such as high student leader–member exchange on student engagement and the impact of students’ lack of reciprocity on the emotional engagement of academic staff. Findings further revealed that student engagement was positively related to a deep-learning approach and negatively related to a surface-learning approach. Furthermore, this study found a positive significant association between the emotional engagement and the psychological well-being of academic staff. CONCLUSION : Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reduce the negative psychological and behavioural challenges resulting from the pandemic, this research intended to inform policy-makers in higher education of the impact that mutual influences among academic staff and students have on their engagement and the benefits of engagement in cultivating a culture of life-long learning among students and improving the psychological well-being of academic staff. en_US
dc.description.department Human Resource Management en_US
dc.description.librarian am2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-04:Quality Education en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.dovepress.com/psychology-research-and-behavior-management-journal en_US
dc.identifier.citation Van der Ross, M.R., Olckers, C., Schaap, P. 2023, 'Crossover of engagement among academic staff and students during COVID-19', Psychology Research and Behavior Management, vol. 16, pp. 3121-3137. https://DOI.org/10.2147/PRBM.S416739. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1179-1578 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.2147/PRBM.S416739
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98481
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Dove Medical Press en_US
dc.rights © 2023 van der Ross et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. This is a Open Access Full Text Article. en_US
dc.subject Engagement en_US
dc.subject Lack of reciprocity en_US
dc.subject Psychological well-being en_US
dc.subject Student leader–member exchange en_US
dc.subject Deep and surface learning en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.subject SDG-04: Quality education en_US
dc.title Crossover of engagement among academic staff and students during COVID-19 en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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