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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2025

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on international student wellbeing in Australia.

Bettina Backman, Neetu George, Bianca Whiteside, Fiona H McKay, Matthew Dunn

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on international student wellbeing in Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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5 authors.

Bettina BackmanThe School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-889X
Neetu GeorgeThe School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3172-5261
Bianca WhitesideThe School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6136-8798
Fiona H McKayThe School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-3572
Matthew DunnThe School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-5078

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

issue addressedInternational students are at a heightened risk of experiencing negative health and wellbeing outcomes, which was further exacerbated during the COVID-19 lockdowns. This research sought to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and wellbeing of international students in Australia.

methodsThirty-one international students participated in qualitative in-depth interviews between March and April 2022 to explore their experiences of health and wellbeing during 2020-2021 while they lived and studied in Australia. Interviews were coded and analysed thematically using NVivo software.

resultsFindings highlight the impact of the pandemic on international students' mental, social and financial wellbeing, including worry about loved ones, social isolation, financial and employment insecurity and challenges related to online learning. The pandemic exacerbated and brought more attention to existing issues and placed students in unequal positions in relation to domestic students and each other.

conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased students' vulnerability to poor mental health and to a range of social and financial issues. SO WHAT?: The findings of this study highlight the need for support strategies to improve international students' mental health and social wellbeing outcomes in Australia.

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COVID-19Mental HealthStudentsAdultAustraliaFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMalePandemicsQualitative ResearchSARS-CoV-2Social IsolationYoung AdultAustraliaCOVID‐19health behaviourinternational studentsqualitativewellbeing

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PMID39318172
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