Journal of College & University Student Housing Volume 48, No. 1 - 20

Working in Residence Life During a Pandemic
Overall, respondents reported significantly lower social-psychological
well-being during the pandemic than before the pandemic, regardless
of demographics, position type, or housing arrangement.
group means for the change in FS scores
from before to during the pandemic as determined
by a one-way ANOVA (F(1, 94) = 5.180,
p = .025). Cisgender women reported a significantly
larger decrease in well-being from
before to during the pandemic than did
cisgender men (M = -9.19, SD = 7.744 vs.
M = -5.33, SD = 8.157, respectively).
Regarding race and ethnicity, there
were no statistically significant differences
in respondents' social-psychological wellbeing
before or during the pandemic when
comparing group means of White respondents
with those of BIPOC respondents.
However, there was a statistically significant
difference between group means for the
change in FS scores from before to during
the pandemic as determined by a one-way
ANOVA (F(1, 98) = 7.319, p = .008). White
respondents reported a significantly larger
decrease in well-being than did BIPOC
respondents (M = -9.17, SD = 7.579 vs.
M = -7.95, SD = 8.078, respectively).
Regarding position type, there was a
statistically significant difference in group
means for respondents' pre-pandemic FS
scores as determined by a one-way ANOVA
(F(2, 97) = 3.113, p = .049). Post hoc comparison
using the LSD test indicated that entry-level
staff reported significantly lower
social-psychological well-being before the
pandemic than did those in senior leadership
(M = 48.94, SD = 4.401 vs. M = 51.76,
SD = 3.885). There was also a statistically
significant difference between group means
for respondents' FS scores during the pandemic
as determined by a one-way ANOVA
(F(2, 97) = 4.276, p = .017). Post hoc comparison
using the LSD test indicated that
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entry-level staff as well as mid-level managers
reported significantly lower socialpsychological
well-being during the pandemic
than did those in senior leadership
(M = 40.36, SD = 7.607 for entry-level staff
and M = 40.59, SD = 10.177 for mid-level
managers compared to M = 46.62, SD = 5.287
for those in senior leadership). There was no
statistically significant difference in group
means for the change in FS scores from
before to during the pandemic.
There were no statistically significant differences
in group means by highest level of
education, type of institution, and course delivery
at the institution. For housing arrangements,
there were no statistically significant
differences when comparing those living
on campus with those living off campus or
when comparing those living alone (whether
on or off campus) to those living with others
(on or off campus). When analyzing by
the four housing arrangements (on campus
alone; on campus with family, a partner or
spouse, and/or dependents; off campus,
alone; and off campus with family, a partner
or spouse, and/or dependents), there was no
statistically significant difference in group
means as determined by a one-way ANOVA.
However, post hoc analysis using LSD indicated
that those living off campus alone reported
significantly lower social-psychological
well-being during the pandemic as well
as a significantly larger decrease from before
to during the pandemic than did those living
off campus with family, a partner or spouse,
and/or dependents (M = 38.38, SD = 11.389
and a decrease of M = -11.25, SD = 10.116
vs. M = 44.03, SD = 7.045 and a decrease of
M = -6.39, SD = 5.405, respectively).
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