The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract College students experienced academic hardships while completing online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, there is a need to investigate the generation status, computer-mediated communication competence (CMC), and active learning of college students. This study focused on exami...
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| description | Abstract College students experienced academic hardships while completing online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, there is a need to investigate the generation status, computer-mediated communication competence (CMC), and active learning of college students. This study focused on examining the generation differences of students in relation to their active learning, self-compassion, and gratitude. This study also examined gratitude and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between CMC and active learning. A cross-sectional, convenience sample of 429 college students was obtained from a public institution. Findings demonstrated that first-generation students reported higher self-compassion and active learning than other generations students. Additionally, missing graded assignments had a significant effect on first-generation students’ CMC, and CMC positively predicted their active learning. Further, gratitude and self-compassion mediated the positive relationship between CMC and active learning. Recommendations and implications are also offered to stakeholders in higher education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d67329fa5f82456fbf2982d214cc7ddf2025-08-20T03:37:23ZengSpringer NatureHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2662-99922025-07-0112111010.1057/s41599-025-05314-9The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemicLeslie Ramos Salazar0Audrey Meador1West Texas A&M UniversityWest Texas A&M UniversityAbstract College students experienced academic hardships while completing online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, there is a need to investigate the generation status, computer-mediated communication competence (CMC), and active learning of college students. This study focused on examining the generation differences of students in relation to their active learning, self-compassion, and gratitude. This study also examined gratitude and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between CMC and active learning. A cross-sectional, convenience sample of 429 college students was obtained from a public institution. Findings demonstrated that first-generation students reported higher self-compassion and active learning than other generations students. Additionally, missing graded assignments had a significant effect on first-generation students’ CMC, and CMC positively predicted their active learning. Further, gratitude and self-compassion mediated the positive relationship between CMC and active learning. Recommendations and implications are also offered to stakeholders in higher education.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05314-9 |
| spellingShingle | Leslie Ramos Salazar Audrey Meador The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemic Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
| title | The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The mediating effects of gratitude and self-compassion on college students during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | mediating effects of gratitude and self compassion on college students during the covid 19 pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05314-9 |
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