ABSTRACT

Students’ mental health problems are a growing concern in higher education. In recent times, these concerns have doubled due to the significant socioeconomic, political, and technological changes in the world. With the emergence of the ongoing novel COVID-19 pandemic, students in higher education are faced with increased mental health challenges. Specifically, the ongoing 2019–2020 novel coronavirus, has magnified college students’ mental health challenges, and as a result, there are additional considerations, as college students are now required to adapt to a virtual learning environment, make behavioral changes such as social distancing, and deal with socioeconomic uncertainties. The objective of this paper is to provide insight into the additional concerns in which COVID-19 may affect college students’ mental health and how mental health practitioners can address these concerns in practice. Implications of these concerns as well as possible strategies for addressing these concerns are discussed.

摘要

学生的心理健康问题越来越受到高等教育的关注。最近，由于世界上重大的社会经济、政治和技术变化，这些担忧加倍了。随着持续不断的新型 COVID-19 大流行的出现，接受高等教育的学生面临着越来越多的心理健康挑战。具体来说，持续的 2019-2020 新型冠状病毒，放大了大学生的心理健康挑战，因此，还有额外的考虑因素，因为现在要求大学生适应虚拟学习环境，进行行为改变，例如保持社交距离，并应对社会经济的不确定性。本文的目的是深入了解 COVID-19 可能影响大学生心理健康的其他问题，以及心理健康从业者如何在实践中解决这些问题。讨论了这些问题的含义以及解决这些问题的可能策略。