Managing Mental Health Crises of Foreign College Students

Oropeza, Barbara A. Clark; Fitzgibbon, Maureen; Barón, Augustine

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb01506.x

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“…International students are subjected to various kinds of acculturative stress during their foreign sojourn. Acculturative stressors are, for instance, anxiety-and depressionrelated symptoms of culture shock; changes in socioeconomic status that foster feelings of loss, grief, or resentment; concerns about academic performance; isolation, alienation, and discrimination; and even family-related pressures (Oropeza, Fitzgibbon, & Baron, 1991). Studies in the United States indicate that these frequently lead to mental health problems (Leong & Chou, 1993).…”

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The Acculturative Experience of French Students in a Southwestern University Apartment Complex in the United States

Matusitz

2015

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

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This article is an ethnographic study that explores the lives of eight French students in a Southwestern university apartment complex in the United States. The researcher employs narrative methodology to understand their acculturative experiences in American higher education. Thematic analysis of in-depth, conversational interview data is used. Emergent themes from these narrative interviews are also found in regard to the participants' acculturative experiences of studying in a foreign country. Those themes are discussed in the order of the participants' experience: (1) the theme of culture shock, (2) the theme of acculturative stress, (3) the theme of linguistic limitations, and (4) the theme of culture adjustment. As they experience the American lifestyle both in and outside the classroom setting, it was found that, overall, those French participants report difficulties in crossing linguistic and cultural boundaries while studying in an American university.

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Section: The Theme Of Acculturative Stressmentioning

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The Acculturative Experience of French Students in a Southwestern University Apartment Complex in the United States

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2015

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

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“…Such difficulty creates stress. anxiety, and other associated psychological obstacles for international students (Aubrey, 1991 ;Oropeza & Fitzgibbon, 1991 ;Redmond & Bunyi. 1993;Ying & Liese, 1991).…”

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“…Stressors in the educational domain are so pivotal to an international student's adjustment in the new environment that they cannot be ignored. Some of these educational stressors include performance expectations, system adjustment, and test-taking anxiety (Aubrey, 1991 ;Leong & Mallinckrodt, 1990;Leong & Sedlacek, 1986;Liberman, 1994;Marion, 1986;Oropeza & Fitzgibbon, 1991 ;Svarney, 1989;White & Brown, 1983).…”

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Professional Issues: Common Stressors Among International College Students: Research and Counseling Implications

Chen¹

1999

J of College Counseling

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“…An additional factor was taken into account by Oropeza et al (1991) who recognized the added problems of foreign students and researched the stressors central to the precipitation of mental health crises. These included culture shock, change in social and economic status, expectation about academic performance, isolation, alienation, discrimination and family-related pressures.…”

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Student mental health. Part 2: the main study and reflection of significant issues

Monk

2004

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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The difficulties faced by students and the contributory stressors include developmental issues. A number of factors appear to be the precipitators of stress but despite various suggestions from researchers in other countries there is little evidence in the UK of a comprehensive plan to ameliorate student mental health. It was the aim of this study to identify the factors perceived as stressors by students, find the extzent to which the stressors affect the students and identify a possible remedial strategy. The samples involved students from a wide variety of disciplines and included 40 students in a pilot study and a further 210 students in the main study. The pilot study led to a comprehensive list of potential stressors being drawn up for the main study. Most of these were assessed in a Problem Questionnaire, the General Health Questionnaire and the Glasgow Symptom Checklist. Emotional liability was significant and this was often accompanied by self-destructive thoughts. Student services appeared to be underused even when students felt suicidal. Students need more specialized and prolonged help both in the form of increased counselling facilities which include a Mental Health Service and also mentoring schemes.

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Managing Mental Health Crises of Foreign College Students

Cited by 35 publications

References 11 publications

The Acculturative Experience of French Students in a Southwestern University Apartment Complex in the United States

The Acculturative Experience of French Students in a Southwestern University Apartment Complex in the United States

Professional Issues: Common Stressors Among International College Students: Research and Counseling Implications

Student mental health. Part 2: the main study and reflection of significant issues

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