Addressing the long-term impact of COVID-19 on students' mental health

Nuryana, Zalik and Xu, Wenbin and Lu, Shiqi and Sucipto, Sucipto and Fadillah, Dani and Kurniawan, Luky (2022) Addressing the long-term impact of COVID-19 on students' mental health. [Artikel Dosen]

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the weakness of public health readiness in structuring health care systems in various countries. It also provides lessons on the importance of building a common commitment by all parties to share a global responsibility for addressing prevalent vulnerabilities worldwide (Tandon, 2021a). According to previous research, the pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of various populations in Asia and globally. Furthermore, the emergence of the unexpected global pandemic with enormous mental health consequences requires valid information to guide the development of policies worldwide (Tandon, 2021b). This is because appropriate policies and planning help promote mental health (Nuryana, 2022). Another major concern is how to address the long-term impact of COVID-19 on students' mental health. After two years of social disruption and the destruction of various sectors, life slowly began to move towards a "normal" period (Tandon, 2022). In line with this phenomenon, concerns about mental health also arise because several countries have prepared policies on face-to-face learning after the pandemic.
This concern is reasonable considering the possibility of emotional disturbances, irritability, insomnia, depression, and stress symptoms associated with the imposed quarantine, especially among students who are more unstable with mental health. The long-term effects are relatively large and include anxiety, anger, depression, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and behavioral changes such as avoiding crowds and always washing hands carefully. A warning and inspiration for the prevention of the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health were currently discussed in Kawakami et al. (Kawakami et al., 2022). It was suggested that concerns about the long-term impacts are not be ignored because they can generate a threat to mental health in the future. From the school's perspective, the offline learning opening plan has to be conditioned in specific manner that the long-term impact does not prolong. In an atmosphere of fear, full of wild speculations and rumors, accurate information and appropriate policies are important (Tandon, 2021c), to promote mental health in schools. The reason is because mental health problems must be taken seriously and resolved quickly, especially in the field of education (Nuryana et al., 2022).

Item Type:	Artikel Dosen
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Letters (Fakultas Sastra) > S1-ilmu komunikasi
Depositing User:	Dani Fadillah
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2025 01:51
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2025 01:51
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/80390

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