Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well-Being of International Students: The Mediating Effects of Resiliency and Spirituality

Autor/inn/en	Qi, Li Yue; Roslan, Samsilah; Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
Titel	Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well-Being of International Students: The Mediating Effects of Resiliency and Spirituality
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of University Education, 17 (2021) 3, S.220-234 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1823-7797
Schlagwörter	Social Support Groups; Well Being; Mental Health; Foreign Students; Undergraduate Students; Asians; Resilience (Psychology); Coping; Student Adjustment; Correlation; Religious Factors; Foreign Countries; Malaysia; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Bewältigung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Korrelation; Ausland
Abstract	International students are a significant resource for many host countries because they increase cultural diversity within the community, offer talent and innovation to universities, and make notable economic contributions. Many studies, however, have shown that international students have lower psychological well-being. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the associations between psychological well-being as a dependent variable and perceived social support as an independent variable, and test the mediating roles of resiliency and spirituality in the link between perceived social support and psychological well-being. This is a cross-sectional study with a random sampling method. A total of 300 Chinese international students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) participated in this study and completed four questionnaires, namely the Perceived Social Support scale, Psychological Well-being scale, the Spiritual Values scale, and Connor-Davidson Resilience scale. The results from PLS-SEM showed that greater levels of social support are associated with greater levels of psychological well-being. Resiliency and spirituality partially mediated the relationship between social support and psychological well-being. The findings of this study not only revealed an association between perceived social support and psychological well-being among Chinese international students in Malaysia but also expanded our knowledge of the mediating roles of resilience and spirituality in the relationship. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UiTM Press. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, Penerbit UiTM, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bangunan Fakulti Pengurusan Hotel dan Pelancongan, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Web site: https://ajue.uitm.edu.my/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01