Jamshaid Samrah, Bahadar Noor, Jamshed Kamran, Rashid Misbah, Imran Afzal Muhammad, Tian Lv, Umar Muhammad, Feng Xuechao, Khan Imtiaz, Zong Minru
Department of Rehabilitation, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Feb 15;16:431-446. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S395035. eCollection 2023.
International students are highly vulnerable to the risk of mental health worsening before and during the pandemic (COVID-19). This study investigated international students' mental health pre- and post-pandemic (COVID-19).
It is a longitudinal study, and data were collected online, pre-pandemic (N = 470) and during the pandemic (N = 420). Using a random sampling technique, a self-administered questionnaire was used to measure mental health, including depression and anxiety.
Findings show that international students' mental health was good in pre-pandemic. Meanwhile, international students were found to be more depressed and anxious during the pandemic. Findings also investigated that in the pre-pandemic phase, young students' and mainly females' mental health was worsened.
This study concluded that students' mental problems are alarming, so the university should provide psychological services for the student's mental health. Post-pandemic is leaving long-lasting psychological effects and will require further investigation.
在大流行(新冠肺炎)之前及期间,国际学生极易面临心理健康恶化的风险。本研究调查了国际学生在大流行(新冠肺炎)之前和之后的心理健康状况。
这是一项纵向研究,在大流行之前(N = 470)和大流行期间(N = 420)通过在线方式收集数据。采用随机抽样技术,使用一份自填式问卷来测量心理健康状况,包括抑郁和焦虑。
研究结果表明,国际学生在大流行之前心理健康状况良好。与此同时,发现国际学生在大流行期间更加抑郁和焦虑。研究结果还表明,在大流行前阶段,年轻学生尤其是女生的心理健康状况恶化。
本研究得出结论,学生的心理问题令人担忧,因此大学应为学生的心理健康提供心理服务。大流行后留下了长期的心理影响,需要进一步调查。