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

Perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression among Chinese first-year college students: a moderated mediation model

“…A longitudinal study shows that the percentage of individuals with clinically elevated generalized anxiety was 20% before the outbreak, but rose to 40.4% after the outbreak (28). Previous research finds that COVID-19-related stress has increased the likelihood of mental health issues like anxiety (2). One possible explanation is that perceived COVID-19 stress is a control loss over one's life and may induce anxiety in individuals.…”

“…However, the report from World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that there had been a significant increase in some regions (1). The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has an ongoing psychological impact on individuals (2)(3)(4). COVID-19-related policies (e.g., social distancing and lockdown) have facilitated a shift from offline to online personal life and work.…”

Relationship between emotional intelligence and learning motivation among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A serial mediation model

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to erode people’s psychosomatic wellbeing and seriously affect students’ lives and work in many countries because of the continuous mutation and spread of the virus ( ElTohamy et al, 2022 ; Li, 2022 ). There is widespread interest and concern about the high levels of anxiety and depression experienced by university students worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Zhan et al, 2021 ; Reid et al, 2022 ) and the difficulties they face in their studies ( Telli et al, 2021 ; Curcio et al, 2022 ; Shi et al, 2022 ). During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students are likely to face challenges of psychological stress ( Husky et al, 2020 ; Dumitrache et al, 2021 ) and academic distress ( Wood et al, 2022 )，and it is significant to find protective interventions for mental health and learning.…”

COVID-19 perseverative cognition and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong: The moderating role of resilience, loneliness and coping strategies

“…In fact, coping behaviors have been broadly conceptualized into three major categories including problem-focused, emotion-focused and avoidant coping strategies ( Coolidge et al, 2000 ; Litman, 2006 ). Recent data suggested that pandemic-related stress may interact with maladaptive coping strategies to influence depressive symptom severity ( Reid et al, 2022 ; Wang et al, 2022 ). Notably, few studies have been conducted to concurrently investigate resilience, loneliness and coping strategies and their relationship with depression during the pandemic.…”