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ArticleInternational journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie2022

Challenges faced by university students during the COVID-19: An international study in five countries during the early phase of the pandemic.

Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Miriam Schiff, Aliriza Arënliu, Larysa Zasiekina, Antonios Kagialis, Nuno Ferreira, Yuriy Nesterko, Heide Glaesmer, Manuel Fernández-Alcántara, Rami Benbenishty

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Article in International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ruth Pat-HorenczykPaul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5589-8837
Miriam SchiffPaul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-7383
Aliriza ArënliuFaculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, University of Prishtina, Prishtine, Kosovo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-4188
Larysa ZasiekinaDepartment of Psychology and Pedagogy, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8456-0774
Antonios KagialisDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9211-0455
Nuno FerreiraDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5787-904X
Yuriy NesterkoDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-0958
Heide GlaesmerDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3752-7653
Manuel Fernández-AlcántaraDepartment of Health Psychology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-8156
Rami BenbenishtyPaul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-9650

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study focused on the specific challenges of university students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and examined similarities and differences in COVID-related concerns and difficulties in functioning in samples of undergraduate students in five countries. A sample of 4306 undergraduate university students (43.8% males, 56.2% females) from Israel, Kosovo, Ukraine, Cyprus and Germany participated in an anonymous online survey during the first wave of the pandemic, between March and June 2020. Study variables included the assessment of the exposure to COVID-19, perceived health status, specific COVID-related concerns and functional difficulties, social support, and the perceived level of coping. Similar concerns about the uncertainty regarding the termination of the health crisis and worry for the health of family members were identified as the most common concerns in the five countries. Challenges in online learning and financial difficulties were rated as the most central difficulties. Both COVID-related concerns and COVID-related difficulties predicted lower levels of perceived coping. Greater social support was associated with better perceived coping. Policymakers should be informed by the accumulating research showing the substantive relationships between academic difficulties and perceived COVID-related distress and coping.

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COVID-19PandemicsAdaptation, PsychologicalFemaleHumansMaleStudentsUniversitiesCopingCOVID-19InternationalUniversity students

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PMID35567307
PMCPMC9348485

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