Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 outbreak on international students living in Hubei province, China

Kulyar, Muhammad Fakhar‐e‐Alam; Bhutta, Zeeshan Ahmad; Shabbir, Samina; Akhtar, Muhammad Hanif

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101712

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“…Moreover, some campuses were closed without recognition of the fact that many international students may not have a place to live outside of such campuses, or would not be able to access a secure return to their home countries as a result of closed borders, limited international flights, and the possibility of exposure to COVID-19 during travel (Ma et al, 2020;Conrad et al, 2021;Gewirtz O'Brien et al, 2021;Mok et al, 2021). Those who remained in their host countries were faced with unmet psychological needs concerning relatedness as a result of their physical separation from loved ones and a loss of social support in the local culture-not to mention the psychosocial issues involved with wider society's response to COVID-19 (Chen et al, 2020;Fakhar-e-Alam Kulyar et al, 2020;Conrad et al, 2021).…”

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Psychological Distress and Trust in University Management Among International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Khan

Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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Since the end of 2019, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered widespread fear and anxiety across China. Nearly half a million international students pursuing their studies in Chinese universities have also been exposed to the psychological distress triggered by the unfolding crisis. In addition to government and medical institutions' efforts, universities have also endeavored to mitigate concerns among these students under quarantine on campus by providing reliable information as well as medical, monetary, and emotional support. In this study, international students' trust in university management teams and its role in remediating their anxieties were evaluated using an online survey conducted after 10 days of the lockdown of Wuhan, China. The empirical analysis incorporates quantitative data from 180 international students. Ordinary least squares regression and probit regression were used in the analysis with the non-robust and robust models. The study found students' perception of trust in university management to be negatively associated with their anxiety levels. Additionally, having trust in university management was found to positively influence students' commitment to the self-quarantine guidelines. These results reinforce the important role of universities and their relationship with international students during public health emergencies.

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Psychological Distress and Trust in University Management Among International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Khan

Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…Impact on social and socio-psychological wellbeing was assessed among international students in central China's Hubei province, showing that almost a quarter of the study population talked about the virus in regular conversations and almost half of the study population was unhappy due to the current lockdown condition. [30] Moreover, migrant workers in India reported a deterioration of social-wellbeing with 63•3% reporting increased loneliness and about half of the participants indicating a significant increase in negative feelings such as tension, frustration, irritability, and fear of death. [28] Reduction of sleep and social connectedness affected about one third of the participating migrant workers in the same study.…”

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SARS-CoV-2 among migrants and forcibly displaced populations: A rapid systematic review

Hintermeier¹,

Gencer²,

Kajikhina³

et al. 2021

Journal of Migration and Health

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The economic and health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic pose a particular threat to vulnerable groups, such as migrants, particularly forcibly displaced populations. The aim of this review is (i) to synthesise the evidence on risk of infection and transmission among migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced populations, and (ii) the effect of lockdown measures on these populations. We searched MEDLINE and WOS, preprint servers, and pertinent websites between 1st December 2019 and 26th June 2020. The included studies showed a high heterogeneity in study design, population, outcome and quality. The incidence risk of SARS-CoV-2 varied from 0•12% to 2•08% in non-outbreak settings and from 5•64% to 21•15% in outbreak settings. Migrants showed a lower hospitalisation rate compared to non-migrants. Negative impacts on mental health due to lockdown measures were found across respective studies. However, findings show a tenuous and heterogeneous data situation, showing the need for more robust and comparative study designs.

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“…Despite having vast literature on IS safety and security in general 26,29,30 , there are limited previous studies on the aspect of government policies or actions especially during viral disease outbreaks like COVID-19 pandemic which has not only affected foreign students safety and security perceptions but also the entire world. Therefore, this study tries to ll this research gap which is currently existing in the literature 31,32 .…”

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Effects of government actions on safety and security perceptions of international students during COVID-19 pandemic in China

Shi

Munthali

Xuelian

et al. 2021

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Introduction: International students’ safety and security matters as they are migrants and foreigners belonging to a special minority group of people that need to be protected each and every time in breach of which may have diplomatic and international endeavors. This study was aimed at finding the effects of government actions in regards to safety and security perceptions of international students in China during COVID-19 Pandemic. Materials and methods: A cross- sectional design survey was conducted in March 2020 from 13 different universities in Hubei province of China. Data was collected through an online Microsoft questionnaire which was send to selected universities groups that were purposively and conveniently sampled. IBM SPSS version 24 software was used to analyses the data; Pearson correlational was performed at statistical significance put at*p<0.05; **p<0.01. Results: 300 questionnaires were received out of 392, representing a response rate of 76.5%, majority of the respondents were in age group of 20-30 86%, single 93%, undergraduate 79%, stayed 2 years above 61%, belonging to Christianity 51.7% and Islam 37%. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between social distance measures and safety and security perceptions, but there was no correlation between information dissemination and safety and security perception, lastly, the results showed that students were materially supported with their respective authorities and that the political will was good. Conclusion: The actions of the government especially through the social distance measures have proved to positively increase international students’ safety and security perceptions. Further, authorities tried to facilitate material and social support to the students. We recommend authorities to continue putting the safety and security of international students at their heart as it is demonstrated in China.

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Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 outbreak on international students living in Hubei province, China

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Psychological Distress and Trust in University Management Among International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychological Distress and Trust in University Management Among International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 among migrants and forcibly displaced populations: A rapid systematic review

Effects of government actions on safety and security perceptions of international students during COVID-19 pandemic in China

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