Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Department of Psychology, Ambo University, Ethiopia

Biography

Debela Lemesa Fura is currently working as a Consultant in the Department of Psychology. Debela Lemesa Fura research interests include Sport Psychology.  Debela Lemesa Fura has authored of many research articles/books related to Psychology.

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Study on the Living Experiences of People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Wolisso Town Home-Stayed University Students
  Author(s): Debela Lemesa Fura* and Solomon Desalegn Negash
  
  Since its outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the COVID-19 has been enormously spreading all over the world affecting several facets of humans. The purpose of this study therefore was to explore living experiences of home stayed university students in Wolisso town using the qualitative, phenomenological approach, secondary and primary dataset. In-depth telephone interview and Facebook conversation using semi-structured items were used to gather data from a purposeful sample of eight (five male and three female) participants. After coding and transcription, interview data were organized and thematically structured manually. The findings from this study indicated that university students have been facing challenges and the COVID-19 has been affecting the psychological, social and academic functioning of the students. In addition, the findings revealed that students have been util.. View More»
  

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