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ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic led to surprising and unexpected experiences for Nigerian university students. Precautionary and preventive measures taken to contain this pandemic impacted the social and educational aspects of the students’ lives. 2,506 University of Benin (UNIBEN) students were invited to participate in a survey on 30 impacts, both positive and negative, of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives. Social impact theory (SIT) was applied to illustrate these impacts.
The survey yielded 1,360 responses. The results showed high to moderate levels of agreement regarding students’ perceptions of the positive and negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives, with social aspects impacted more than educational ones; and no statistically significant gender differences.
Weak correlations were found between the social aspects and the educational aspects of students’ lives in relation to the impact of the pandemic, although all aspects were correlated positively. The SIT framework provided insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted students’ lives.
