...Abd. Syakur; Joko Slamet Purpose This study investigated EFL undergraduates' emotional responses to high-stakes English proficiency examinations in Indonesian higher education, with particular attention to the prevalence, sources and consequences of test anxiety and the coping strategies deployed...

...Nasir Yusoff; Yong Chang Teo Purpose This study examines whether openness to experience serves as a control variable and/or a moderator in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and coping strategies among university students. Design/methodology/approach A total of 203 undergraduates...

...Luai Al-Labadi; Mohammad Bataineh; Nida Siddiqui; Mingyu Sun; Xihe Yu Purpose This study investigates the learning gaps experienced by students during the pandemic, focusing on mathematics and science and examines their coping strategies. By identifying specific challenges and support mechanisms...

...Isaac Nyarko Adu; Angela Duoduaa Nyarko-Tetteh; Michael Kyei-Frimpong Purpose This study aims to examine students' experiences of sexual harassment (SH) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Ghana as well as their coping strategies. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted the cross...

...Hasirumane Venkatesh Mukesh; Vrinda Acharya; Rajasekharan Pillai Purpose The stress-coping model is extensively studied in the academic context. Past studies have primarily focused on different coping strategies adopted by students to overcome academic stress. However, an important question, how...

...Sook Cheng Lau; Hon Jie Chow; Siew Chin Wong; Chui Seong Lim Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perfectionism, self-efficacy, coping strategies and academic burnout among Malaysian undergraduates in higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach...

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