Explaining traumatic stress experienced by international students during the COVID-19 lockdown period.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2472183

SunHee J Eissenstat, Ni Gao, Annmarie Wacha-Montes, Yushi Wang, Yoonhee Lee, Suoh Oh, Valeria Castanos

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Objective: Examining the association between mental health and traumatic stress from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Participants: 402 international students studying at a large public university in north-eastern U.S.A. Methods: Online survey was conducted anonymously among the participants. Descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted. Results: The results indicated that the international students may experience traumatic stress from COVID-19 if their mental health is not cared well, and perceived stress and risk of being infected by COVID-19 mediates this relationship. Conclusions: Universities need to respond to potential traumatic stress among international students from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, especially for those with a vulnerable mental health status. For a future pandemic, perceived stress and risk for the infection can be managed to minimize the traumatic stress among international students.

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解释国际学生在COVID-19封锁期间经历的创伤性压力。

目的：探讨COVID-19大流行封锁期间心理健康与创伤应激的关系。研究对象：402名在美国东北部一所大型公立大学就读的国际学生。方法：采用匿名在线调查方式。进行了描述性分析和结构方程建模。结果：研究结果表明，如果国际学生的心理健康得不到很好的照顾，他们可能会经历新冠肺炎的创伤性应激，而感知压力和感染风险在这种关系中起中介作用。结论：大学需要应对因COVID-19大流行封锁而导致的国际学生潜在的创伤性压力，特别是那些心理健康状况脆弱的学生。对于未来的大流行，可以控制感知到的压力和感染风险，以尽量减少国际学生的创伤性压力。

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期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.