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      <Title language="en">Academic-associated emotions before and during the COVID-19-related online semester &#8211; a longitudinal investigation of first-year medical students</Title>
      <TitleTranslated language="de">Emotionen gegen&#252;ber dem Medizinstudium vor und im COVID-19 bedingten Online-Semester &#8211; eine L&#228;ngsschnittuntersuchung bei Studienanf&#228;ngerInnen</TitleTranslated>
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        <Address language="en">Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Universit&#228;tsstr. 2, D-86159 Augsburg, Germany<Affiliation>Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Augsburg, Germany</Affiliation></Address>
        <Address language="de">Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Universit&#228;tsstr. 2, 86159 Augsburg, Deutschland<Affiliation>Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Augsburg, Deutschland</Affiliation></Address>
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          <Affiliation>Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Augsburg, Germany</Affiliation>
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          <Affiliation>Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Augsburg, Deutschland</Affiliation>
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          <Affiliation>Universit&#228;t Augsburg, Medizinische Fakult&#228;t, Lehrstuhl f&#252;r Medizindidaktik und Ausbildungsforschung, DEMEDA, Augsburg, Deutschland</Affiliation>
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          <Corporatename>German Medical Science GMS Publishing House</Corporatename>
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        <Address>D&#252;sseldorf</Address>
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      <Keyword language="en">academic-associated emotions</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="en">emotion regulation</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="en">online semester</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="en">COVID-19</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="de">Emotionen gegen&#252;ber dem Studium</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="de">Emotionsregulation</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="de">Online-Semester</Keyword>
      <Keyword language="de">COVID-19</Keyword>
      <SectionHeading language="en">Mentoring</SectionHeading>
      <SectionHeading language="de">Mentoring</SectionHeading>
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    <DateReceived>20200731</DateReceived>
    <DateRevised>20201020</DateRevised>
    <DateAccepted>20201023</DateAccepted>
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        <ISSN>2366-5017</ISSN>
        <Volume>37</Volume>
        <Issue>7</Issue>
        <JournalTitle>GMS Journal for Medical Education</JournalTitle>
        <JournalTitleAbbr>GMS J Med Educ</JournalTitleAbbr>
        <IssueTitle>Teaching in times of Covid-19/Lehre in Zeiten von Covid-19</IssueTitle>
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    <Abstract language="de" linked="yes"><Pgraph><Mark1>Hintergrund:</Mark1> Infolge der COVID-19 Pandemie wurden Studierende mit einem Online-Semester konfrontiert. Online Lehre kann aufgrund der besonderen Anforderungen negative Emotionen ausl&#246;sen, die sich ung&#252;nstig auf den Lernprozess auswirken k&#246;nnen und deshalb entsprechend reguliert werden sollten. Diese Studie untersucht Emotionen gegen&#252;ber dem Studium und deren Regulation vor (Dezember 2019) und im Online-Semester (Juni 2020) bei Medizinstudierenden im ersten Studienjahr.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Methode: </Mark1>Fragebogendaten (t1&#61;Dez 2019; t2&#61; Jun 2020) zum emotionalen Erleben des Studiums und der Emotionsregulation wurden aus einem longitudinalen Forschungsprojekt (Experienced Learning Medicine Augsburg, ELMA) der Universit&#228;t Augsburg verwendet. Zus&#228;tzlich wurden die Studierenden in ihrer speziellen Situation als zuk&#252;nftige &#196;rztinnen und &#196;rzte zu t2 aufgefordert, die drei bedeutendsten Emotionen gegen&#252;ber ihrem Studium unter Ber&#252;cksichtigung der COVID-19 Situation zu benennen.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Ergebnisse: </Mark1>Die l&#228;ngsschnittlichen Analysen (Wilcoxon-Tests) zeigen kaum Ver&#228;nderungen der emotionalen Wahrnehmung des Studiums. Die Emotionen fr&#246;hlich (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.32) und stolz (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.33) nehmen mit mittleren Effekten im Online-Semester signifikant zu. Im Online-Semester zeigt sich eine verst&#228;rkte, jedoch geringe Unterdr&#252;ckung von Emotionen (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.22). Angehende &#196;rztinnen und &#196;rzte stehen ihrem Studium mit Blick auf die COVID-19 Situation am h&#228;ufigsten neugierig, dankbar und besorgt gegen&#252;ber. Insgesamt wurde das Studium im Online-Semester h&#228;ufiger mit positiven, als mit negativen Emotionen assoziiert.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Schlussfolgerungen: </Mark1>Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Online-Semester keine bedenklichen Auswirkungen auf das emotionale Erleben des Studiums und die Emotionsregulation hat, sie deuten sogar daraufhin, dass Studierende von Online-Lehr-Formaten profitieren k&#246;nnen. </Pgraph></Abstract>
    <Abstract language="en" linked="yes"><Pgraph><Mark1>Background: </Mark1>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students have been confronted with an online semester. Because of the special requirements, online teaching can trigger negative emotions, which can have an unfavourable impact on the learning process and which therefore need to be regulated. This study investigates academic-associated emotions and the regulation of those emotions both before (December 2019) and during (June 2020) the online semester for first-year medical students.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Methods: </Mark1>Questionnaire data (t1&#61;Dec 2019; t2&#61;Jun 2020) regarding academic-associated emotions and emotion regulation, taken from a longitudinal research project (Experienced Learning Medicine Augsburg; ELMA) at the University of Augsburg, was used. At t2, the students were also asked, as future physicians, to name their three most significant emotions regarding their studies, taking into account the COVID-19 situation.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Results:</Mark1> Longitudinal analyses (Wilcoxon tests) showed few changes in academic-associated emotions. The emotions happy (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.32) and proud (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.33) increased significantly with moderate effects at the online semester. There also was an increased, but still low suppression of emotions (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.22) at t2. The future physicians were most often curious, grateful and afraid about their medical studies with regard to the COVID-19 situation. Overall, medical studies were more often associated with positive than negative emotions during the online semester.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark1>Conclusions: </Mark1>The results show that the online semester did not have any worrying impacts on academic-associated emotions and emotion regulation. There was even some indication that students might benefit from online teaching formats.</Pgraph></Abstract>
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      <MainHeadline>1. Background</MainHeadline><Pgraph>The COVID-19-related online semester has placed unusual demands on students (e.g. less social integration and higher self-regulation of the learning process than in face-to-face teaching), which could trigger negative emotions (e.g. frustration) <TextLink reference="1"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="2"></TextLink>. This can be problematic, because a successful learning process, including high academic performance <TextLink reference="3"></TextLink> and favourable motivational situation <TextLink reference="4"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="5"></TextLink>, is ideally accompanied by positive emotions. Emotion regulation strategies enable individuals to consciously influence the intensity, duration and quality of the experience and expression of emotions <TextLink reference="6"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="7"></TextLink>. The strategy suppression involves repressing emotional expression, while cognitive reappraisal is the active cognitive reinterpretation of emotional situations <TextLink reference="8"></TextLink>. In the latter, the meaning of an emotionally triggering situation is reinterpreted <TextLink reference="6"></TextLink>, which should lead to a more positive emotional reaction <TextLink reference="8"></TextLink>. For example, frustration caused by the complexity of learning materials might be avoided or mitigated by viewing the situation not as a threat, but as an opportunity to acquire knowledge. Higher performing students have been found to more often apply cognitive reappraisal <TextLink reference="9"></TextLink>, which simultaneously reduces negative emotions <TextLink reference="10"></TextLink>.</Pgraph><Pgraph>This study examines academic-associated emotions and their regulation in first-year medical students before and during the COVID-19-related online semester.</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>1. Hintergrund</MainHeadline><Pgraph>Das COVID-19 bedingte Online-Semester stellt besondere Anforderungen an die Studierenden (z.B. eine geringere soziale Einbindung und h&#246;here Selbstregulation des Lernprozesses als in der Pr&#228;senzlehre), welche negative Emotionen (z.B. Frust) ausl&#246;sen k&#246;nnen <TextLink reference="1"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="2"></TextLink>. Dies kann insofern problematisch sein, da erfolgreiches Lernen z.B. in Form guter akademischer Leistungen <TextLink reference="3"></TextLink> und einer g&#252;nstigen Motivationslage <TextLink reference="4"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="5"></TextLink> idealerweise von positiven Emotionen begleitet wird. Mit Emotionsregulations-Strategien k&#246;nnen Personen Erleben und Ausdruck von Emotionen in ihrer Intensit&#228;t, Dauer und Qualit&#228;t bewusst beeinflussen <TextLink reference="6"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="7"></TextLink>. Die Strategie Unterdr&#252;ckung beschreibt das Unterbinden von Emotionsexpressionen. Kognitive Neubewertung beschreibt das aktive gedankliche Umdeuten emotionaler Situationen <TextLink reference="8"></TextLink>. Dabei wird die Bedeutung einer emotionsausl&#246;senden Situation reinterpretiert <TextLink reference="6"></TextLink>, was zu einer positiveren emotionalen Reaktion f&#252;hren soll <TextLink reference="8"></TextLink>. Beispielsweise kann Frust, beim Online-Lernen ausgel&#246;st durch die Komplexit&#228;t des Lernstoffs, vermieden bzw. abgemildert werden, indem die Situation nicht als Bedrohung, sondern als M&#246;glichkeit des Wissenserwerbs angesehen wird. Leistungsst&#228;rkere Studierende wenden &#246;fter kognitive Neubewertung an <TextLink reference="9"></TextLink>, die gleichzeitig negative Emotionen beim Lernen reduziert <TextLink reference="10"></TextLink>.</Pgraph><Pgraph>In dieser Studie werden Emotionen gegen&#252;ber dem Studium und deren Regulation vor und w&#228;hrend des COVID-19 bedingten Online-Semesters bei Medizinstudierenden im ersten Studienjahr untersucht.</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>2. Method</MainHeadline><SubHeadline2>2.1. Design</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>The study used longitudinal data, which had been voluntarily provided via questionnaire, that was collected by the Experienced Learning Medicine Augsburg (ELMA) research project as part of a newly founded model study programme. The questionnaires were ethically approved. The data was collected in December 2019 (t1) and June 2020 (t2). Online teaching (Moodle platform) was already established in the attendance semester (WS2019&#47;20). The design processes for the online learning units and synchronous teaching via Zoom are accompanied by medical didactics.</Pgraph><SubHeadline2>2.2. Sample</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>At t1, 71 students provided responses; at t2, there were 75. Longitudinal matching allowed 65 complete datasets to be integrated. For sociodemographic data, see table 1 <ImgLink imgNo="1" imgType="table"/>.</Pgraph><SubHeadline2>2.3. Measures</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>21 representative academic-associated emotions (10 positive, 11 negative) from the Medical Emotion Scale (MES; 5-point Likert scale from 0-not at all to 4-very strong) <TextLink reference="11"></TextLink> were questioned.</Pgraph><Pgraph>The emotion regulation strategies <Mark2>suppression</Mark2> (4 items, &#945;&#61;.74) and <Mark2>cognitive reappraisal</Mark2> (6 items, &#945;&#61;.76) were recorded by the mean values of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ; 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0-not at all to 6-absolutely) <TextLink reference="8"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="12"></TextLink>.</Pgraph><Pgraph>In their role as future physicians, the students were also asked in the June survey to complete the following statement: &#8220;The COVID-19 situation makes me feel&#8230; about my medical studies. Please select the three most appropriate emotions.&#8221;</Pgraph><SubHeadline2>2.4. Analyses</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>The data was analysed descriptively and using Wilcoxon tests (ordinal scale level and restricted normal distribution).</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>2. Methode</MainHeadline><SubHeadline2>2.1. Studiendesign</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>Die l&#228;ngsschnittlichen, freiwillig und unter ethischer Unbedenklichkeit abgegeben Fragebogendaten (Dezember 2019 und Juni 2020) stammen aus dem Forschungsprojekt ELMA (Experienced Learning Medicine Augsburg). Es handelt sich um einen neugegr&#252;ndeten Modellstudiengang mit bereits im Pr&#228;senzsemester (WS2019&#47;20) etablierter Online-Lehre (Plattform Moodle). Gestaltungsprozesse von Online-Lerneinheiten und synchroner Lehre in ZOOM werden medizindidaktisch begleitet. </Pgraph><SubHeadline2>2.2. Stichprobe</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>F&#252;r t1 liegt ein Datensatz von 71 Studierenden vor, f&#252;r t2 von 75 Studierenden. Das l&#228;ngsschnittliche Matching erlaubte die Integration von 65 Datens&#228;tzen. (Soziodemografische Daten siehe Tabelle 1 <ImgLink imgNo="1" imgType="table"/>).</Pgraph><SubHeadline2>2.3. Instrumente</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>Es wurden 21 repr&#228;sentative Emotionen (10 positive; 11 negative) der Medical Emotion Scale (MES; 5-stufig von 0-&#252;berhaupt nicht bis 4-sehr stark) <TextLink reference="11"></TextLink> gegen&#252;ber dem Studium abgefragt. </Pgraph><Pgraph>Die Emotionsregulations-Strategien <Mark2>Unterdr&#252;ckung</Mark2> (4 Items, &#945;&#61;.74) und <Mark2>kognitive Neubewertung</Mark2> (6 Items, &#945;&#61;.76) wurden mittels des Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ; 7-stufig von 0-stimmt &#252;berhaupt nicht bis 6-stimmt vollkommen) <TextLink reference="8"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="12"></TextLink> erfasst. </Pgraph><Pgraph>In ihrer Rolle als zuk&#252;nftige &#196;rztinnen und &#196;rzte, wurden die Studierenden in der Juni-Erhebung zus&#228;tzlich zu folgender Angabe gebeten: &#8222;Die COVID-19 Situation macht mich gegen&#252;ber meinem Medizinstudium&#8230; Bitte w&#228;hlen Sie die drei zutreffendsten Emotionen aus.&#8220;</Pgraph><SubHeadline2>2.4. Analysen</SubHeadline2><Pgraph>Die Auswertung der Daten erfolgte deskriptiv und mittels Wilcoxon-Tests (Ordinal-Skalierung sowie nicht gew&#228;hrleistete Normalverteilungsvoraussetzung).</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>3. Results</MainHeadline><Pgraph>The longitudinal analyses of academic-associated emotions are shown in table 2 <ImgLink imgNo="2" imgType="table"/>.</Pgraph><Pgraph>The emotions <Mark2>happy</Mark2> and <Mark2>proud</Mark2> increased with a moderate effect size, and <Mark2>disappointed</Mark2> increased with a small effect size. The emotion regulation strategy <Mark2>suppression</Mark2> increased significantly (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.22, <Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>Dec</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;2.00, <Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>June</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;2.75, <Mark2>z</Mark2>&#61;-2.56, <Mark2>p</Mark2>&#61;.01), but there were no significant changes for <Mark2>cognitive reappraisal</Mark2> (<Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>Dec</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;3.67, <Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>June</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;3.50, <Mark2>z</Mark2>&#61;-.66, <Mark2>p</Mark2>&#61;.51).</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark2>Curiosity, gratitude</Mark2> and <Mark2>being afraid</Mark2> were the emotions most frequently described by the future physicians in regard to the COVID-19 situation. Overall, despite the COVID-19 situation, medical studies were more often associated with positive than negative emotions (see figure 1 <ImgLink imgNo="1" imgType="figure"/>).</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>3. Ergebnisse</MainHeadline><Pgraph>Die l&#228;ngsschnittlichen Entwicklungen der Emotionen sind Tabelle 2 <ImgLink imgNo="2" imgType="table"/> zu entnehmen.</Pgraph><Pgraph>F&#252;r die Emotionen <Mark2>fr&#246;hlich</Mark2> und <Mark2>stolz</Mark2> zeigte sich ein mittlerer, f&#252;r <Mark2>entt&#228;uscht</Mark2> ein kleiner Effekt. Die Emotionsregulations-Strategie <Mark2>Unterdr&#252;ckung</Mark2> erfuhr eine signifikante Zunahme (<Mark2>r</Mark2>&#61;.22, <Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>Dez</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;2.00, <Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>Juni</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;2.75 <Mark2>z</Mark2>&#61;-2.56, <Mark2>p</Mark2>&#61;.01). F&#252;r die Strategie <Mark2>kognitive Neubewertung</Mark2> ergaben sich keine signifikanten Unterschiede (<Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>Dez</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;3.67, <Mark2>Mdn</Mark2><Mark2><Subscript>Juni</Subscript></Mark2>&#61;3.50, <Mark2>z</Mark2>&#61;-.66, <Mark2>p</Mark2>&#61;.51). </Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark2>Neugierig, dankbar</Mark2> und <Mark2>besorgt </Mark2>wurden am h&#228;ufigsten auf die Frage, welche Emotionen die COVID-19 Situation gegen&#252;ber dem Medizinstudium ausl&#246;sen w&#252;rde, genannt. Insgesamt wurde das Medizinstudium in Anbetracht der COVID-19 Situation h&#228;ufiger mit positiven, als mit negativen Emotionen assoziiert (siehe Abbildung 1 <ImgLink imgNo="1" imgType="figure"/>).</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>4. Discussion</MainHeadline><Pgraph>While most academic-associated emotions did not change longitudinally, <Mark2>happy</Mark2> and <Mark2>proud</Mark2> did increase significantly during the COVID-19-related online semester. This might be because of the free allocation of time, individual adaptation to the pace of learning and the time saved by not commuting <TextLink reference="13"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="14"></TextLink>. This latter reason was mentioned as a form of relief in an additional scale in the questionnaire that assessed burdens and reliefs. Semester-related teaching evaluation results across all courses also showed a high level of satisfaction with online teaching. The increase in pride could be related to the completion of a systemically relevant training, although there is no explanatory data available to support this hypothesis.</Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark2>Disappointment</Mark2> also increased significantly during the online semester, but with only a small effect size. This could be due to the elimination of practical teaching units and reduced peer contact, both were reported as burdens. Presumably, the COVID-19 online semester led to a severely different student life, which might also be a reason for increased disappointment.</Pgraph><Pgraph>The emotion regulation strategy <Mark2>suppression</Mark2> saw a significant increase, but with a small effect size, which might be related to the home learning environment during the online semester, which was perceived as a burden.</Pgraph><Pgraph>When asked which three emotions towards medical studies were most triggered by the COVID-19 situation, <Mark2>curiosity, gratitude</Mark2> and <Mark2>being afraid</Mark2> were most frequently mentioned. Curiosity might refer to the many unknown variables associated with the pandemic <TextLink reference="15"></TextLink> and the possibility of acquiring new knowledge <TextLink reference="16"></TextLink>, while gratitude might relate to the benefits of the online semester described above <TextLink reference="13"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="14"></TextLink>. However, examinations without prior class attendance were seen by a majority of students as a burden and thus possibly an indicator of being afraid<Mark2>,</Mark2> but the data does not allow for a causal explanation and so these hypotheses should be treated as a cautious interpretation.</Pgraph><Pgraph>The results suggest that the exclusive online teaching &#8211; at least, after a short period of time &#8211; had no worrying impact on the students&#8217; emotions. However, it should be noted that the data is from a model study programme currently being developed with a small student cohort.</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>4. Diskussion</MainHeadline><Pgraph>W&#228;hrend die meisten Emotionen gegen&#252;ber dem Medizinstudium l&#228;ngsschnittlich keine Ver&#228;nderung erfahren, nehmen die Emotionen<Mark2> fr&#246;hlich</Mark2> und <Mark2>stolz</Mark2> im COVID-19 bedingten Online-Semester signifikant zu. Freie zeitliche Einteilung, individuelle Anpassung des Lerntempos und Zeitgewinn durch Wegfall der Anfahrtszeiten k&#246;nnten Gr&#252;nde daf&#252;r sein <TextLink reference="13"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="14"></TextLink>. In einer im Fragebogen zus&#228;tzlich eingesetzten Skala zu Be- und Entlastungen w&#228;hrend des Online-Semesters, gaben die Studierenden eine Entlastung durch letzteres an. Zudem zeigen die veranstaltungs&#252;bergreifenden, semesterbegleitenden Lehrevaluationsergebnisse eine hohe Zufriedenheit mit der Online-Lehre. Die Zunahme des Stolz-Empfindens k&#246;nnte mit dem Absolvieren einer systemrelevanten Ausbildung zusammenh&#228;ngen, wobei daf&#252;r keine aufkl&#228;renden Daten vorliegen. </Pgraph><Pgraph><Mark2>Entt&#228;uschung</Mark2> nimmt im Online-Semester signifikant zu, allerdings mit kleiner Effektst&#228;rke. Dies k&#246;nnte auf den Wegfall praktischer Lehreinheiten sowie reduzierten Peer-Austausch zur&#252;ckzuf&#252;hren sein. Beides wurde als belastend angegeben. Au&#223;erdem f&#252;hrte das COVID-19 bedingte Online-Semester zu einem anzunehmend stark ver&#228;nderten studentischen Leben, was ebenfalls ein Grund f&#252;r die Zunahme der Entt&#228;uschung sein kann. </Pgraph><Pgraph>Auch die Strategie <Mark2>Unterdr&#252;ckung</Mark2> erf&#228;hrt einen signifikanten Zuwachs mit kleinem Effekt. Das h&#228;usliche Lernumfeld im Online-Semester, welches als belastend wahrgenommen wird, k&#246;nnte damit in Verbindung stehen. </Pgraph><Pgraph>Auf die Frage, welche drei Emotionen am bedeutendsten f&#252;r das Medizinstudiums mit Blick auf die COVID-19 Situation seien, wurde <Mark2>neugierig, dankbar</Mark2> und <Mark2>besorgt</Mark2> am h&#228;ufigsten genannt. Neugierde k&#246;nnte sich auf die zahlreichen unbekannten Variablen beziehen, die in Verbindung mit der Pandemie stehen <TextLink reference="15"></TextLink> sowie der M&#246;glichkeit f&#252;r neuen Wissenserwerb <TextLink reference="16"></TextLink>. Dankbarkeit dr&#252;ckt ggf. die oben beschriebenen Vorteile des Online-Semesters aus <TextLink reference="13"></TextLink>, <TextLink reference="14"></TextLink>. Pr&#252;fungen ohne vorherige Pr&#228;senzlehre wurden von einer Mehrheit der Studierenden als Belastungsgrund gewertet, ggf. ein Indikator f&#252;r Besorgnis. Auch hier lassen die genannten Gr&#252;nde keine kausale Erkl&#228;rung zu und sind als vorsichtige Interpretation zu sehen.</Pgraph><Pgraph>Die berichteten Ergebnisse lassen annehmen, dass die exklusive Online-Lehre - zumindest nach sechs Wochen - keine bedenkliche Auswirkung auf die Emotionen der Studierenden hat. Dabei gilt zu ber&#252;cksichtigen, dass es sich um Daten aus einem aktuell im Aufbau befindlichen Modellstudiengang mit einer kleinen Studierendenkohorte handelt.  </Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>5. Future research</MainHeadline><Pgraph>With regard to the ongoing significant reduction in face-to-face teaching, the student cohort will continue to be monitored longitudinally, with a view to a (gradual) reintegration process <TextLink reference="17"></TextLink>. There will also be additional investigation of study&#8211;life balance to better clarify emotional developments.</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>5. Ausblick</MainHeadline><Pgraph>In Bezug auf die anhaltend stark reduzierte Pr&#228;senzlehre wird die Studierendenkohorte weiter im L&#228;ngsschnitt begleitet, auch mit Blick auf einen (unsteten) Wiedereingliederungsprozess <TextLink reference="17"></TextLink>. Zudem werden Gr&#252;nde auch im Verst&#228;ndnis einer Study-Life-Balance miterhoben, um eine bessere Aufkl&#228;rung emotionaler Entwicklungen abbilden zu k&#246;nnen. </Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>Competing interests</MainHeadline><Pgraph>The authors declare that they have no competing interests. </Pgraph></TextBlock>
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      <MainHeadline>Interessenkonflikt</MainHeadline><Pgraph>Die Autor&#42;innen erkl&#228;ren, dass sie keinen Interessenkonflikt im Zusammenhang mit diesem Artikel haben.</Pgraph></TextBlock>
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