Student Adjustment During COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Moderating Role of University Support

The study investigates the moderating effect of university support on the association between fear of Cov19 and student adjustment including (a) academic; (b) psychological; and (c) social adjustment. A total of 592 students took part in the research by completing self-reported questionnaire. The respondents were chosen using a multi-stage sampling technique. The data was processed and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24 and SEM-PLS, respectively. Results reveal fear of Cov19 negatively predict student’s academic, psychological and social adjustment. University support positively predicts student’s academic, psychological and social adjustment and further mitigate the impact of fear of Cov19 on students' academic, psychological and social adjustment. This is the first study to examine university support as a moderator between fear of Cov19 and three dimensions of students' adjustment.Funding Information: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Declaration of Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. Ethics Approval Statement: The study was approved by the university’s Research and Ethics Review Committee (Technical University in Ghana), and it fulfilled the provisions and principles of the declaration of Helsinki for research on human subject.