Psychological Well-Being of New College Students during Online Learning

Abstract

Digital transformation during of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly increased in many sectors, particularly in higher institution. Online learning is among the pandemic consequences which becomes a new norm in the current education mode. It produces a variety of challenges, especially to new college students as they are required to adapt such novel learning environment. Psychological well-being generating as an individual’s assessment of one’s feelings and abilities to adapt and optimize self-potential in encountering new challenges, becomes crucial for new students in managing such challenges during the virtual learning. The objective of this study is to explore the psychological well-being of new students during online study. A qualitative approach utilizing literature review was employed to gain insights from existing studies. This work identified the psychological well-being dimensions (i.e., selfacceptance, environmental mastery, positive relations with others, and purpose in life). It is discovered that high level of psychological well-being is practically beneficial for new students in managing challenges during the virtual learning. Thus, this study is theoretically essential in the debates of psychological well-being, specifically in the consideration to the new university student issues. An Islamic perspective on such psychological well-being is also discussed in this work, which is vital to produce new light to the Islamic psychology literature.