Meaning Making as a Moderator in International Students' Acculturative Experience

Autor/inn/en	Luz, Heyde; Thomas, John
Titel	Meaning Making as a Moderator in International Students' Acculturative Experience
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 60 (2023) 11, S.4602-4617 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.23014
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Acculturation; Higher Education; College Students; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Depression (Psychology); Student Attitudes; Mental Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Angst; Schülerverhalten; Psychohygiene
Abstract	International students (IS) face unique challenges when attending higher education institutions in the United States that derive from acculturative stress and contribute to feelings of loneliness and depressive symptoms. This study examined the sense of meaning as a moderator in the relationship between acculturative stress, loneliness, and depressive symptoms in IS. A quantitative research design using a linear multiple regression model was employed to investigate the interplay between the variables. The findings of 80 participants indicated that there is a significant relationship between acculturative stress, loneliness, and depressive symptoms. The results also indicate that a sense of meaning moderated the relationship between acculturative stress and depressive symptoms. These results may assist counselor educators, mental health clinicians, and higher education administrators to better serve the IS population. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01