Erden, GülsenÖzdoğru, Asil AliÇoksan, SamiÖgel-Balaban, HaleAzak, YakupAltınoglu-Dikmeer, İlkizErgül-Topçu, AysunYasak, YeşimKıral-Uçar, GözdeOktay, SedaKaraca-Dinç, PelinMerdan-Yıldız, Ezgi DidemEltan, SelenKumpasoğlu, Güler BerilBaytemir, Gülsen2022-08-102022-08-102022Erden, G., Özdoğru, A. A., Çoksan, S., Ögel-Balaban, H., Azak, Y., Altınoğlu-Dikmeer, İ., … Baytemir, G. (2021). Social Contact, Academic Satisfaction, COVID-19 Knowledge, and Subjective Well-being Among Students at Turkish Universities: a Nine-University Sample. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 17(4), 2017–2039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-021-10019-71871-25841871-2576https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-021-10019-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/3652Adverse efects of COVID-19 are seen not only on the physical health of infected individuals but also on their subjective well-being. Sudden changes in social lives, lockdowns, and shifts towards online education have had a negative impact on many people, especially university students. As part of an international study, the current study focused on the well-being of students at Turkish universities in relation to social contact, academic satisfaction, and COVID-19 knowledge. A total of 7363 students from nine universities (86.6% from state universities, 71.04% female, and 73.52% at bachelor’s level) participated in an online survey. Results revealed that females had lower levels of subjective well-being and academic satisfaction. According to a mediation model in the study, the relationship between social contact and well-being was mediated by academic satisfaction and COVID-19 knowledge. Our fndings can guide future researchers, mental health professionals, universities, and policymakers to understand and improve subjective well-being of university students.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSubjective Well-BeingSocial ContactAcademic SatisfactionCOVID-19University StudentsArticle1742017203910.1007/s11482-021-10019-7Q1WOS:0007253625000012-s2.0-8512045403134873423