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Abstract
Objective: Drawing on social cognitive theory (SCT), this study examined the relationship between international students' resilience, well-being, and academic performance during COVID-19. We also explored the differences among these variables by home continent.
Participants: International students (n = 186) from 53 countries studying in the United States participated in the study.
Methods: Data were collected through an online survey in Spring 2021 and analyzed using a mediation analysis and MANOVA.
Results: Resilience was positively associated with both students' well-being and increased study hours. Resilience was also indirectly and positively associated with a better grade through an increase in study hours. However, well-being had no direct or indirect association with either the change in study hours or grades. We also found between-continent differences in some of the hypothesized variables.
Conclusions: Consistent with SCT, these findings highlight the importance of international students' resilience during a crisis and offer practical implications for university administrators during a future crisis.
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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.