Staying Engaged During the Pandemic: The Decisive Role of University Students' Organization-Based Self-Esteem (Poster 50)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Eleven
  In Poster Session: Cognitive and Motivational Processes: Poster Session Four

Abstract

We examined the role of students’ organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) as a psychological state mediating the relationship between perceived individual as well as social study resources and students’ engagement in the higher education context at two time points during the pandemic: in summer term 2020 with exclusive remote learning (T1; N1 = 850) and in winter term 2021/22 (T2; N2 = 384) after universities had returned to face-to-face teaching. OBSE significantly mediated the relationship between students’ individual (academic self-efficacy) as well as social study resources (perceived instructors’ support, peer exclusion) and student engagement at both time points. Our findings illustrate that feeling valued and important is a crucial determinant for university students’ sustained engagement in challenging online and face-to-face learning environments.

Authors

• Jannika Haase, Leibniz Universitat Hannover
  Presenting Author

• Elisabeth Höhne, Leibniz University Hanover
  Non-Presenting Author

• Lysann Zander, Leibniz Universitat Hannover
  Non-Presenting Author