The Adaptability of Undergraduate Students of Rangsit University during the COVID-19

Abstract

        The purpose of this survey is to explore the adaptability of undergraduates at Rangsit University during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The questionnaire results showed that the majority of respondents are first-year female undergraduates who studied in the field of social sciences and their parents’ incomes fall between 30,001-50,000 baht. The analysis also demonstrated a moderate level of social-emotional adaptability including adaptability to the situation and online learning but a high level of adaptability to activity participation.

        There were no discernible differences among these students except their different study years which exerted much influence in how and the extent to which they had to adapt themselves more actively and quickly than the older students to the new environments and ways of learning. This suggests their needs to make friends and keep up with the class. The struggle for such adaptability may also be caused by social anxiety associated with communication with strangers they meet online.