“…The ongoing outbreak, strict isolation measures and the suspension of attendance at schools, colleges, and universities across the country is believed to have an impact on the mental health of students. There have been reports on the psychological impact of the epidemic on the general public, patients, medical staff, children, and older adults (Chen et al, 2020 ; Golberstein et al, 2020 ; Hao et al, 2020 ; Tee, Salido, et al, 2020 ; Wang, Pan, Wan, Tan, Xu, Ho, & Ho, 2020 ; Yao et al, 2020 ). However, no evidence of in-depth research on the specific mental health challenge to university students as a result of the global health crisis has been published to date (Cao et al, 2020 ).…”