Stressors in university life and anxiety symptoms among international students: a sequential mediation model

被引:4
作者
Wang, Yue [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Xiaobin [1 ]
Wang, Xuehang [3 ]
Guo, Xiaoxi [3 ]
Yuan, Lulu [4 ]
Gao, Yuqin [4 ]
Pan, Bochen [1 ]
机构
[1] China Med Univ, Ctr Reprod Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Shengjing Hosp, 39 Huaxiang Rd, Shenyang 110022, Peoples R China
[2] China Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 4, Shenyang, Peoples R China
[3] China Med Univ, Int Educ Sch, Shenyang, Peoples R China
[4] China Med Univ, Sch & Hosp Stomatol, Liaoning Prov Key Lab Oral Dis, Shenyang, Peoples R China
关键词
Anxiety; Perceived stress; Self-efficacy; Students; University; GENERAL SELF-EFFICACY; MENTAL-HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DISORDER; ADJUSTMENT; PREVALENCE; STRATEGIES; APPRAISAL;
D O I
10.1186/s12888-023-05046-7
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
BackgroundAnxiety is a common mental health problem among university students, and identification of its risk or associated factors and revelation of the underlying mechanism will be useful for making proper intervention strategies. The aim of our study is to test the sequential mediation of self-efficacy and perceived stress in the association between stressors in university life and anxiety symptoms.MethodsA cross-sectional study design was adopted and a sample of 512 international students from a medical university of China completed the survey with measurements of stressors in university life, self-efficacy, perceived stress and anxiety symptoms.ResultsWe found that 28.71% of the international students had anxiety symptoms, and stressors in university life were positively associated with anxiety symptoms (& beta; = 0.23, t = 5.83, p < 0.01). Moreover, sequential mediating role of self-efficacy and perceived stress in the association between the stressors and anxiety symptoms was revealed.ConclusionsOur study provided a new perspective on how to maintain the mental health, which suggested that self-efficacy improvement and stress reduction strategies should be incorporated in the training programs to support students.
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