Coping and Adjustment during COVID-19: Experiences of Chinese International Doctoral Students in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Jianhui; Sustarsic, Manca
Titel	Coping and Adjustment during COVID-19: Experiences of Chinese International Doctoral Students in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 14 (2022) 3, S.94-110 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Students; Doctoral Students; Coping; Student Adjustment; Stress Management; Barriers; Health; Financial Support; Interaction; Emotional Response; Political Issues; Racism; Student Experience; Student Responsibility; Online Courses; School Closing; Social Influences; Peer Relationship; Social Isolation; United States; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Bewältigung; Adjustment; Adaptation; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Gesundheit; Finanzielle Förderung; Interaktion; Emotionales Verhalten; Politischer Faktor; Rassismus; Studienerfahrung; Online course; Online-Kurs; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Sozialer Einfluss; Peer-Beziehungen; Soziale Isolation; USA
Abstract	While the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China impacted Chinese international students' families' lives, the spread of the virus in the U.S. heavily influenced their own. Drawing upon the stress and coping model (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984), this qualitative study unpacks Chinese doctoral students' experiences and coping at one large research university in the U.S. during the pandemic. The open-ended interviews with eight Chinese international doctoral students revealed the stressors associated with the sudden changes in participants' personal, social and academic lives. Findings showed that participants experienced learning obstacles, health concerns, funding uncertainties, and limited social interactions. Participants mainly utilized emotion-focused strategies to cope with the daily life stressors, the tense political climate and hate speech targeting Chinese people in the U.S. This study contributes to the dialogue about stress coping in the pandemic and suggests education practitioners possible improvements in student services. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01