Psychosocial aspects experienced by international university students during the Covid-19 pandemic
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| Formáid: | artículo original |
| Stádas: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2026 |
| Cur Síos: | Objective: To analyze the psychosocial aspects experienced by international university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An exploratory quantitative study was conducted in 2022 with 117 international students from the University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony. Data were collected in person using a structured questionnaire based on the SRQ-20 and adapted to the pandemic context. Analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 21 with descriptive statistics and association tests (p<0.05). Results: High prevalence of anxiety (57.3%), sleep disturbances (60.7%), fear of infection (72.6%), and loneliness (62.3%) was identified. The pandemic affected the socioeconomic conditions of 80.3% of the participants and the academic performance of 79.5%. Additionally, 65.2% reported needing psychological support, but only 19.4% accessed such services. Conclusion: The pandemic intensified emotional, social, and economic vulnerabilities among international students, highlighting the need for institutional strategies to enhance psychosocial support, mental health promotion, and assistance networks. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institiúid: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Teanga: | Portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/7331 |
| Rochtain Ar Líne: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rpsm/article/view/7331 |
| Palabra clave: | COVID-19 Mental Health Students Psychosocial Impact International Migration Salud Mental Estudiantes Impacto Psicosocial Migración Internacional Saúde Mental Estudantes Impacto Psicossocial Migração Internacional |