Prevalence of Past-Year Mental Disorders and Its Correlates among Chinese International Students in US Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Lian, Zi; Wallace, Barbara C.
Titel	Prevalence of Past-Year Mental Disorders and Its Correlates among Chinese International Students in US Higher Education
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 68 (2020) 2, S.176-184 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2018.1538147
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; College Students; Mental Disorders; Incidence; Correlation; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Interpersonal Relationship; Stress Variables; Cultural Influences; College Faculty; Place of Residence; Acculturation; Language Proficiency; Racial Bias; Social Support Groups; Cultural Awareness; China; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Vorkommen; Korrelation; Angst; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Fakultät; Wohnort; Akkulturation; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; USA
Abstract	Objective: This study examined the prevalence of past-year mental disorders and its correlates among Chinese international students in US higher education. Participants: A total of 222 Chinese international students participated in the study. Methods: Participants were recruited via a social marketing campaign and participated in an online survey. Results: The majority of the participants were female (65.3%) and graduate students (84.7%) with a mean age of 23.75 years. Of the sample, 77.9 and 74.3% reported having experienced depression and anxiety symptoms in the past year, respectively. Predictors of a higher past-year global mental health status were: not having a steady partner; being more likely to return China after graduation; a higher level of stress about the returning plan; and, a lower rating of cultural humility of key college/university personnel. Conclusions: These results suggest that mental health is a pressing issue facing Chinese international students and correlated with other psychosocial factors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01