Exploring Factors Associated with International Student Suicidality

Autor/in	Lundeen, Lindsay Adams
Titel	Exploring Factors Associated with International Student Suicidality
Quelle	(2022), (321 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3719-7074-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Students; Suicide; College Students; Mental Health; Predictor Variables; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Drinking; Depression (Psychology); Sense of Community; Acculturation; Stress Variables; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Selbstmord; Collegestudent; Psychohygiene; Prädiktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Trinken; Akkulturation; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	The international student population is a vital part of higher education in the United States (U.S.), grossing over one million individuals enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions within the 2019-2020 academic year alone (U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs [ECA], 2020). However, studies on collegiate mental health often include international students in their studies, without separating their statistics from domestic students (Mackenzie et al., 2011). Therefore, this study combined two frameworks associated with international student mental health (e.g. the fourfold model of acculturation stress [Berry, 1992, 1997] and the social identity model of identity change [SIMIC; Jetten et al., 2010]) with a commonly utilized theory of suicide (e.g. the interpersonal theory of suicide [ITS; Joiner, 2009]) to holistically examine the impact of acculturation, identity change, and alcohol consumption levels on suicidality among international student participants (N = 179). Due to its risk factor to suicidal behavior (Joiner et al., 2012) also measured nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among participants. To investigate predictors of international student suicidality, this study employed a three-step hierarchical logistic regression with a binary variable, comprised of demographic variables (i.e. age, time spent in the U.S., and gender), risk factors for suicide among the general collegiate population (i.e. depression and alcohol consumption), and predictors contributing to a unique collegiate experience for international students (i.e. perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, acculturation stress, and ethnic identity). Examination of the impact of hazardous alcohol consumption on international student suicidality took place via a Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test, which determined differences in suicidality based on three groups of international student drinkers (i.e. hazardous drinkers, non-hazardous drinkers, and non-alcohol consuming international students). Implications for college counselors, counselor educators, and future research also are included. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01