Review of the Literature on Stress and Wellbeing of International Students in English-Speaking Countries

Autor/inn/en	Alharbi, Eman S.; Smith, Andrew P.
Titel	Review of the Literature on Stress and Wellbeing of International Students in English-Speaking Countries
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 11 (2018) 6, S.22-44 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; Well Being; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Ethnicity; Databases; Individual Differences; Role; Mental Health; Depression (Psychology); Context Effect; Acculturation; Student Adjustment; Social Discrimination; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Psychological Patterns; Student Attitudes; Coping; Social Support Groups; Personality Traits; Undergraduate Students; Literature Reviews; Australia; New Zealand; United States; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Ethnizität; Datenbank; Individueller Unterschied; Rollen; Psychohygiene; Akkulturation; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Schülerverhalten; Bewältigung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Australien; Neuseeland; USA; Großbritannien
Abstract	This review aims to address the major sources of stress experienced by international students, the role of individual differences, the chronology of their stress levels and wellbeing over time, and gaps in the existing literature. Two electronic databases (PubMed and Psych Info) were searched for English peer-reviewed articles using eight search terms. Thirty-eight studies were included in this paper and divided into themes and sub-themes including sources of stress, individual differences and mental health including stress, depression and wellbeing. The findings highlight major stressors and show mixed results in some areas due to the lack of homogenous samples based on country of origin or ethnicity and sometimes context differences concerning the country or university social dynamics. Limitations were identified in the methodology, and several recommendations for future research are included. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01