Acculturation Stress and Depression among First-Year International Graduate Students from China and India in the U.S.

Autor/in	Ma, Kyunghee
Titel	Acculturation Stress and Depression among First-Year International Graduate Students from China and India in the U.S.
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 55 (2021) 1, S.104-118 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Correlation; Acculturation; Stress Variables; Depression (Psychology); Student Adjustment; Graduate Students; Social Support Groups; Predictor Variables; Foreign Students; Access to Health Care; Cultural Influences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Student Characteristics; China; India; United States; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Korrelation; Akkulturation; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Prädiktor; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Indien; USA
Abstract	This study explored the relationship between acculturation stress and depression among first-year Chinese and Indian international graduate students enrolled at a large Southeast university in the U.S. It examined the role that social support plays in that relationship and identified changes in depression levels over one academic year. Data were collected through an online survey which consisted of demographic and psychosocial measures of acculturation stress, depression, and perceived social support. Fifty-five students completed the survey and met inclusion criteria. A hierarchal regression analysis revealed that acculturation stress was a significant predictor of depression among participants at the beginning of the academic year, and the relationship between acculturation stress and depression did not differ by the availability of social support. We used a general linear mixed model to identify changes in depression levels. The analysis showed that changes were not statistically significant. Practical implications were elucidated for university services and programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01