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Taliaferro, Lindsay A.; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.; Jeevanba, Sathya B. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To identify risk and protective factors associated with greater emotional distress and suicide ideation among international college students. Participants: International students (n = 435) from two Midwestern and two Southeastern universities in the US. Methods: Online surveys were administered that measured emotional distress,…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Suicide, Psychological Patterns
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Peng, Anqi; Patterson, Meagan M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
As the number of international students in the United States increases, many researchers show interest in understanding how international students adapt to the local society and what factors influence this process. Cultural identity and language proficiency, as two important factors for international students in adaptation, cannot be ignored. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Language Proficiency
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Tian, Lu; McClain, Shannon; Moore, Marisa M.; Lloyd, Howard – Journal of International Students, 2019
There is a dearth of research examining psychosocial factors that contribute to Asian international students' acculturative stress. This study examines: (a) whether ethnic identity associates with acculturative stress, (b) whether other-group orientation mediates the relation between ethnic identity and acculturative stress, and (c) whether…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Self Concept, Acculturation, Foreign Students
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de Moissac, Danielle; Graham, Jan Marie; Prada, Kevin; Gueye, Ndeye Rokhaya; Rocque, Rhéa – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2020
International students are at heightened risk of developing psychological distress, yet little research has been conducted on their mental health or support needs. This quantitative study focused on undergraduate students at two mid-sized universities in Manitoba, Canada. Online and paper surveys were completed by 932 participants, of whom 21%…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Help Seeking, Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students
Interiano Estrada de Shiverdecker, Claudia Gabriela – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine how cultural practices, cultural values, cultural identification, and acculturative stress related to counselor self-efficacy among foreign-born counseling students. A total of 93 foreign-born students currently enrolled in graduate counseling programs in the United States were included in this survey…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Cultural Influences, Cultural Background, Acculturation
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Neto, Félix; Wilks, Daniela C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined the predictors of psychological adaptation regarding subjective well-being and loneliness among international students. The sample included 243 Cape Verdean students attending Portuguese universities, and the control group was composed by 265 native-born Portuguese students. The latter group reported higher levels of well-being and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Student Adjustment, Foreign Students
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Iwamoto, Derek Kenji; Liu, William Ming – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2010
The present study investigated the direct and moderating effects of racial identity, ethnic identity, Asian values, and race-related stress on positive psychological well-being among 402 Asian American and Asian international college students. Results revealed that the racial identity statuses Internalization, Immersion-Emersion, Dissonance, Asian…
Descriptors: College Students, Ethnicity, Race, Social Behavior