International students’ psychosocial well-being and social media use at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis
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Highlights：
• Latent profile analysis captured international students' psychosocial well-being at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Majority of international students experienced undesirable psychosocial stress, yet individual experiences were different.
• “Well-being profiles” and their link to social media use during a period of social isolation (lockdown) were identified.
• Maladjustment expressed by internalizing symptoms and intercultural difficulties fostered social media use.
• All international students actively engaged with their home network, emphasizing social media's role in home connectedness.
摘要
•Latent profile analysis captured international students' psychosocial well-being at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.•Majority of international students experienced undesirable psychosocial stress, yet individual experiences were different.•“Well-being profiles” and their link to social media use during a period of social isolation (lockdown) were identified.•Maladjustment expressed by internalizing symptoms and intercultural difficulties fostered social media use.•All international students actively engaged with their home network, emphasizing social media's role in home connectedness.
论文关键词：Psychosocial well-being,Internalizing symptoms,Intercultural difficulties,Social media,Social compensation,International students,COVID-19 pandemic,Latent profile analysis
论文评审过程：Received 18 April 2022, Revised 18 July 2022, Accepted 19 July 2022, Available online 30 July 2022, Version of Record 6 August 2022.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107409
