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Internationalization and Its Discontents: Help-Seeking Behaviors of Students in a Multicultural Environment Regarding Acculturative Stress and Depression

doi: 10.3390/su11071865
Stress and depression can be seen as the major obstacles for sustained education and attainment of foreign students, and in turn, the sustainability of an education system as a whole. However, the mainstream consideration following Berry’s model on acculturation does not take into account whether students of the host countries are immune to these problems. This study aims to examine the prevalence and predictors of help-seeking behaviors among international and domestic students in a multicultural environment by employing ANOVA and polynomial regression. Some significant results from this study are: (1) Informal sources were the most prevalent sources of help-seeking among international and domestic students, while formal help-seeking was not popular; (2) international students were more likely to overcome emotional difficulties alone and seek help on the Internet than domestic students; (3) acculturative stress was a positive predictor of formal, informal, and miscellaneous help-seeking behaviors among international students and informal help-seeking behaviors or among domestic students; and (4) depression was negatively correlated with the willingness of international students to seek help from informal sources. The findings hint at the risk of acculturative stress faced by domestic students in a multicultural environment being overlooked and the lack of help-seeking sources for international students. The study also provides empirical evidence for policy-planners to design a sustainable education system better at supporting students dealing with depression and acculturative stress.
- Sciences Po France
- Phenikaa University Viet Nam
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Japan
- Phenikaa University Viet Nam
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Japan
international university, international student, Environmental effects of industries and plants, help-seeking, social connectedness, acculturative stress, TJ807-830, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, Japan, higher education, depression, GE1-350, sustainable education, internationalization
international university, international student, Environmental effects of industries and plants, help-seeking, social connectedness, acculturative stress, TJ807-830, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, Japan, higher education, depression, GE1-350, sustainable education, internationalization
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