Mbous Yves Paul Vincent, Mohamed Rowida, Rudisill Toni Marie
School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9510, Morgantown, WV USA.
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9190 USA.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Feb 4:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-02776-x.
Research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted college students. However, very few studies have attended to the specific plight of international students . The purpose of this study was to document challenges international students may have encountered while studying in the United States during the pandemic. Focus groups (N = 4; 13 students total) were conducted with students who were ≥ 18 years of age, enrolled at least part-time, on an F1 visa, and non-resident alien, who did not have parents/guardians living in the United States and were able to read and write in English Focus groups lasted 1.5-2 h in duration and followed a standardized script. These sessions were audio-recorded and professionally transcribed. Two researchers performed qualitative content analysis. Six themes emerged from the analysis and included residency challenges, lifestyle changes, coping, negative affect, social support, and university structure. It appears that the challenges associated with residency and lifestyle directly impacted students' negative affect. However, the remaining themes moderated this relationship. These findings highlight the role universities can play in providing relief to international students during these challenging times and suggest areas for improving their experiences.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-02776-x.
研究表明，新冠疫情对大学生产生了深远影响。然而，很少有研究关注国际学生的具体困境。本研究的目的是记录国际学生在疫情期间在美国学习时可能遇到的挑战。对年龄≥18岁、至少兼职入学、持F1签证的非居民外国学生进行了焦点小组访谈（N = 4；共13名学生），这些学生没有在美国居住的父母/监护人，且能够用英语读写。焦点小组持续1.5 - 2小时，遵循标准化脚本。这些会议进行了录音并由专业人员转录。两名研究人员进行了定性内容分析。分析得出六个主题，包括居住挑战、生活方式改变、应对方式、负面影响、社会支持和大学结构。似乎与居住和生活方式相关的挑战直接影响了学生的负面影响。然而，其余主题缓和了这种关系。这些发现突出了大学在这些具有挑战性的时期为国际学生提供缓解措施方面可以发挥的作用，并提出了改善他们经历的领域。
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