{"title":"Explaining traumatic stress experienced by international students during the COVID-19 lockdown period.","authors":"SunHee J Eissenstat, Ni Gao, Annmarie Wacha-Montes, Yushi Wang, Yoonhee Lee, Suoh Oh, Valeria Castanos","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2025.2472183","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Examining the association between mental health and traumatic stress from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. <b>Participants:</b> 402 international students studying at a large public university in north-eastern U.S.A. <b>Methods:</b> Online survey was conducted anonymously among the participants. Descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted. <b>Results:</b> 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. <b>Conclusions:</b> 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.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of American College Health","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2472183","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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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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.
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