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The Effects of Social Support on Depression and Vital Exhaustion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Viktor Rekenyi
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Szabolcs Garbóczy
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Anita Szemán-Nagy
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Ala’a B. Al-Tammemi
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Mohamed Sayed-Ahmad
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László Róbert Kolozsvári
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Version 1 : Received: 5 December 2022 / Approved: 8 December 2022 / Online: 8 December 2022 (08:51:35 CET)

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Rekenyi, V.; Garbóczy, S.; Szemán-Nagy, A.; Al-Tammemi, A.B.; Sayed-Ahmad, M.; Kolozsvári, L.R. The Effects and Differences of Social Support, Depression, and Vital Exhaustion during the COVID-19 Pandemic among International and Domestic University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1502. Rekenyi, V.; Garbóczy, S.; Szemán-Nagy, A.; Al-Tammemi, A.B.; Sayed-Ahmad, M.; Kolozsvári, L.R. The Effects and Differences of Social Support, Depression, and Vital Exhaustion during the COVID-19 Pandemic among International and Domestic University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1502.

Abstract

Background: Our study aimed to assess the differences between domestic and international students in terms of social support, vital exhaustion, and depression during the time of COVID-19. Methods: The online cross-sectional survey was conducted via Google Forms® at three time intervals during the pandemic. Results: Respectively 1320, 246, and 139 students completed our questionnaires in the different time intervals. International students reported significantly lower values of perceived social support. Women reached higher scores regarding vital exhaustion in both samples. Concerning depression, international female students had higher values than their male counterparts but the difference diminished with time. No differences could be found in the comparison of depression between domestic female and male students. Significant correlations were found between depression, perceived social support, and vital exhaustion. Discussion: International students perceive diminished social support just when they need more. Decreased levels of perceived social support may contribute to the development of their psychological problems.

Keywords

international students, social support, depression, vital exhaustion

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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