The COVID-19 Effect: How Student Financial Well-Being, Needs Satisfaction, and College Persistence Has Changed
| Title: | The COVID-19 Effect: How Student Financial Well-Being, Needs Satisfaction, and College Persistence Has Changed |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mia B. Russell (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 2025 26(4):970-990. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Needs, Student Satisfaction, Paying for College, Financial Problems, Academic Persistence, Social Support Groups, Sense of Community, Self Actualization, Crisis Management, Causal Models, Educational Change, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15210251221133767 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0251 1541-4167 |
| Abstract: | Millions of students experienced increased levels of stress and worries about their college pursuits as they were forced to abrupt pivot to online and hybrid learning due to the global pandemic. Drawing from the theory of human needs, this study examined the extent to which COVID-19 influenced the relationship between financial well-being, needs satisfaction, and college persistence among undergraduate college students. Findings suggest financial well-being and needs satisfaction predicted college persistence. We also found that as social belonging (group connection) and self-actualization (academic achievement) increase, college persistence decreases. Both needs satisfaction and financial well-being were important and of critical nature, pre-pandemic, and were amplified for students during the pandemic. Suggestions on how university administrators and faculty can support their students amid crises, such as COVID-19, are provided. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1455158 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 1521-0251 1541-4167 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/15210251221133767 |
| Published in: | Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice |
| Language: | English |