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International Students in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors for Depression, Need of Help, and Seeking Help from the University
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: Received: 29 February 2024 / Approved: 29 February 2024 / Online: 29 February 2024 (20:16:37 CET)
How to cite:
Benbenishty, R.; Pat-Horenczyk, R.; Schiff, M. International Students in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors for Depression, Need of Help, and Seeking Help from the University. Preprints2024, 2024021752. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1752.v1
Benbenishty, R.; Pat-Horenczyk, R.; Schiff, M. International Students in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors for Depression, Need of Help, and Seeking Help from the University. Preprints 2024, 2024021752. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1752.v1
Benbenishty, R.; Pat-Horenczyk, R.; Schiff, M. International Students in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors for Depression, Need of Help, and Seeking Help from the University. Preprints2024, 2024021752. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1752.v1
APA Style
Benbenishty, R., Pat-Horenczyk, R., & Schiff, M. (2024). International Students in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors for Depression, Need of Help, and Seeking Help from the University. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1752.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Benbenishty, R., Ruth Pat-Horenczyk and Miriam Schiff. 2024 "International Students in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors for Depression, Need of Help, and Seeking Help from the University" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1752.v1
Abstract
International students were – and continue to be – particularly vulnerable to the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. 625 international students in Israel completed an online survey assessing risk and protective factors (socio-demographics, health status, COVID-19 related experiences/concerns, financial difficulties, academic challenges/experiences, social support, and coping) for student’s depression, perceived need for help, and seeking help from the university. Approximately 15% of participants had moderately-severe or severe depression. Over half needed at least a little help, but only 19.7% had asked for help. Depression symptoms were related coping (β=-.34) and health (β=.12). Need for help was related to being a postdoc (β=-0.26) and experiencing food insecurity (β=0.20). Universities need to develop services which address international students’ unique needs during global crises.
Keywords
international students; Israel; depression; need for help; COVID-19
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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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.
