Genevieve A Dingle, Rong Han, Sakinah Sj Alhadad, Emma Beckman, Sarah V Bentley, Sjaan R Gomersall, Leanne Hides, Fiona Maccallum, Blake M McKimmie, Kalina Rossa, Simon S Smith, Zoe C Walter, Elyse Williams, Olivia Wright
INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 and related travel and social restrictions caused significant stress for university students in Australia and globally. Learning quickly moved online and many students (particularly international students) were separated from social and economic support. This study examined the impact of the pandemic from pre-pandemic (2019) to the COVID-19 Omicron wave (2022) on domestic and international students' mental health. METHODS: Participants were 1540 students (72% females, 28% international) in four first-year cohorts (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)...
February 21, 2024: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry