Mental Health and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Chinese International College Students in a Thai University

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Pengfei; You, Xiang; Chen, Dui
Titel	Mental Health and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Chinese International College Students in a Thai University
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 7 (2018) 4, S.133-142 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Student Adjustment; Asians; Foreign Students; Acculturation; Study Abroad; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Institutional Mission; Universities; Student Attitudes; College Graduates; Undergraduate Students; Thailand (Bangkok) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Akkulturation; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; University; Universität; Schülerverhalten; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin
Abstract	Thai Immigration Department shows the total number of Chinese nationals residing in Thailand at 91,272 in 2015, however, academic studies reveal the figure to be as high as 350,000-400,000 in the past decade. In terms of the huge population, except economic benefit to Thailand and more cross-cultural settings in the campus, there is a critical issue requiring urgent attention. Colleges cannot guarantee high-quality learning and consequently cannot attain their mission, accomplish their goals, or serve their valuable social, economic and public objectives without engaging in the mental and behavioral health matters of their students. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine Chinese international students' mental health and cross-cultural adaptation to study abroad in a university at Bangkok and investigate whether or not two factors were related to one another. A survey was applied for this investigation. The participants were 900 Chinese international students at a Thai university. The research discovered that different levels of college degrees and length of residence in Thailand were two main factors to influence mental health and cross-cultural adaptation. Incoming students and graduates specifically has a potential problem in cross-cultural adaptation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01