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. 2024 Jul;72(5):1617-1623.
doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2089044. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

COVID-19 stress, social support, and coping in international students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated analysis on anxiety and depression

Chinyere Reid  1 , Jason Beckstead  1 , Abraham Salinas-Miranda  1   2
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COVID-19 stress, social support, and coping in international students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated analysis on anxiety and depression

Chinyere Reid et al. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: This study examined the associations between COVID-19 stress and anxiety and depression among international college students and assessed if this relationship was moderated by coping and social support.

Participants: 219 international students at a large US university.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey utilizing validated scales was conducted from October 1 to 25, 2020. Path analyses assessed the effects of COVID-19 stress on anxiety and depression, and whether coping and social support moderated these relationships in international students.

Results: COVID-19 stress was significantly associated with anxiety and depression in international students. Maladaptive coping moderated the relationship between COVID-19 stress and anxiety but did not moderate the relationship with depression. Neither adaptive coping or social support moderated the relationship between COVID-19 stress and anxiety or depression.

Conclusions: Results confirm the need for additional mental health services to reach international college students at risk of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19 stress; coping; depression; international college students; social support.

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