Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-14-2023
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dana Nikki Reinemann
Second Advisor
Anne Cafer
Third Advisor
Carey Dowling
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Student parents, both undergraduate and graduate, already face the difficult task of balancing their studies and raising children. The COVID-19 pandemic enhanced already present issues student parents face, such as virtual-schooling, daycare costs and closings, staying home with sick children, and potentially not having a local support system, among others. Further, students who are performing laboratory research to fulfill their STEM educational requirements had their
research progress come to a halt when the country locked down. This study aims to identify the struggles student parents faced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, what issues the pandemic exacerbated, and what new problems have since arisen. Questions focused on: (1) consequences of being a student parent during the pandemic, (2) coping resources, (3) effects on mental health, and (4) demographic information. After 3 months, 35 surveys were completed. In analyzing the survey data, we hope to (1) inform higher education administrations about the unique problems student parents face and (2) formulate a set of recommendations to help mitigate these issues.
Recommended Citation
Franklin, Khadeejah and Saval, Alexa, "Key Barriers to University-Enrolled Student Parents Enhanced by the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2023). Honors Theses. 2970.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2970
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