Applying Terror Management Theory to Explain International Faculty Responses to COVID-19 Control Measures

IF 2.8 3区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Studies in International Education Pub Date : 2023-01-05 DOI:10.1177/10283153221150112
Aliya Kuzhabekova
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The paper analyses an institutional approach and international faculty responses to implementation of social-distancing measures during COVID-19 on a residential campus of an international university in Kazakhstan. Terror-Management Theory is used to interpret the behavioral responses of the faculty. The theory predicts three types of international faculty responses to the conscious fear of death from COVID-19 – death avoidance, death acceptance, and death negation. These responses determine the extent of compliance with social distance-control measures. In addition three anxiety-buffering mechanisms proposed by the theory – commitment to particular worldviews, self-esteem enhancement and maintenance of social connections – serve as factors of variation in responses. Implications are drawn from the results about the relevance of the theory to the analysis of campus population responses to COVID-19-control measures on domestic and international campuses. Recommendations for university administrators at international universities are made about managing the three types of responses.
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运用恐怖管理理论解释国际教师对新冠肺炎控制措施的反应
本文分析了新冠肺炎期间在哈萨克斯坦一所国际大学的寄宿校园实施社交距离措施的机构方法和国际教师的应对措施。恐怖管理理论被用来解释教师的行为反应。该理论预测了国际教师对新冠肺炎死亡的意识恐惧的三种反应——死亡回避、死亡接受和死亡否定。这些反应决定了遵守社交距离控制措施的程度。此外,该理论提出的三种焦虑缓冲机制——对特定世界观的承诺、自尊增强和保持社会联系——是反应变化的因素。研究结果表明,该理论与分析国内外校园人群对COVID-19控制措施的反应具有相关性。对国际大学的大学管理人员提出了关于管理这三类回应的建议。
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Journal of Studies in International Education
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期刊介绍: To broaden the discourse on the role of international cooperation and exchange in developing the human capacity to work in a global setting, the Journal of Studies in International Education provides a forum combining the research of scholars, models from practitioners in the public or private sector, and essays. The journal publishes research, essays, and reviews on international education. Articles place issues at the primary, secondary, higher education, professional exchange, and lifelong learning levels in a global context. Topics include: study abroad; curriculum reform; faculty development; and development assistance. Articles on related topics such as public policy and internationalization strategies also appear in the Journal.
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