Mental health conditions of Chinese international students and associated predictors amidst the pandemic

Yu, Linke; Cao, Ying; Liu, Tianxing; Macdonald, Alison M.; Bian, Fiona; Li, Xuemei; Wang, Xiaorong; Zhang, Zheng; Yang, Lixia

doi:10.1016/j.jmh.2023.100185

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“…Instead, the socialization barriers have been regarded as causing psychological issues. According to the Journal of Migration and Health, in a US University, 45% of Chinese international students reported depression symptoms, and 29% of them showed anxiety symptoms [2]. Given the premise of complete conversion to online courses, students have already lost the chance to make friends during class breaks.…”

Section: Socialization Problemmentioning

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A Study on the Sense of Belonging of Chinese Students in the United States in the Post-epidemic Era

Zeng

2024

TSSEHR

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The global pandemic has affected the entire world from all kinds of aspects. People were forced to stay up home to avoid the virus, which led to the great depression both economically and culturally. A great number of small and medium-sized enterprises closed down on the economic side. For the cultural field, one of the most affected fields tends to be education. Because of the worldwide pandemic, most schools were shut down and students can only have classes through online access. Under this circumstance, various education-related issues arose. Almost all the Chinese international students were forced to go back to China or quarantined in the foreign culture due to the restrictions of travelling. Many Chinese international students happened to be stuck in negative emotions, which can be concluded as a lack of sense of belonging during these turbulent times. The lack of sense of belonging can mainly originate from three factors: socialization, academic performance, and internship application. This article will first look into the troubles caused by these three main factors and then develop targeted solutions to remit the condition and improve Chinese international students’ sense of belonging in the United States.

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Section: Socialization Problemmentioning

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A Study on the Sense of Belonging of Chinese Students in the United States in the Post-epidemic Era

Zeng

2024

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“…These challenges may be compounded by language barriers, cultural disparities, and feelings of social isolation [ 3 ]. Compared to domestic students, international students are more susceptible to experience higher levels of depression and anxiety [ 4 – 6 ]. Paradoxically, despite the elevated prevalence of mental health issues within this population, there is a lower frequency of seeking professional psychological services [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Association between psychological distress and mental help-seeking intentions in international students of national university of Singapore: a mediation analysis of mental health literacy

Zeng,

John,

Qiao

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background International students encounter a wide range of challenges that can have a significant impact on their mental health. Seeking help is one of the primary means of managing mental health, and more attention is required. This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress(PD), mental health literacy(MHL), and mental help-seeking intentions(MHSI) in international students of National University of Singapore(NUS), to explore the correlation between the three and to verify the mediating role of MHL in PD and MHSI. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and July 2023 using the Mental Help Seeking Intention Scale(MHSIS), Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7), and Mental Health Literacy Scale(MHLS). 281 international students(177 males, 104 females;) in NUS completed self-report questionnaires. SPSS 25.0 was applied to the data for descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis. Mediation analysis fully for all potential confounding factors were conducted. Results Significant correlations were found between PD, MHL and MHSI. MHLS- knowledge of how to seek professional information(MHLS- H) completely mediated the association of anxiety with MHSI[B=-0.271; 95% confidence interval(CI): (-0.067, 0.0037)]; MHLS- attitude that promote recognition or appropriate help-seeking behavior(stigma)(MHLS- H) partially mediated the association of PD with MHSI[B = 0.104, 95% CI: (0.008, 0.179)]; with mediating effects accounting for 100% and 24.847% of the total effect. In addition, demographic variables such as gender, years in Singapore and residence type mediated both the direct and indirect effect of the mediation model. Conclusions MHL mediated both the direct and indirect effects on the association between PD and MHSI, especially, the mediator of the MHLS- H and MHL-A. It means that MHSI in this population can be improved by increasing MHL and thus the PD. The findings suggest that, such as providing information about how to access to professional services and promoting disorder recognition to the international students, may help them develop their psychological well-being and good mental health care decisions.

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Undergoing acculturation: the effects of bicultural identity on the Eudaimonic well-being of Chinese students in the United States

Huang

Chang

et al. 2023

Curr Psychol

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Mental health conditions of Chinese international students and associated predictors amidst the pandemic

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

A Study on the Sense of Belonging of Chinese Students in the United States in the Post-epidemic Era

A Study on the Sense of Belonging of Chinese Students in the United States in the Post-epidemic Era

Association between psychological distress and mental help-seeking intentions in international students of national university of Singapore: a mediation analysis of mental health literacy

Undergoing acculturation: the effects of bicultural identity on the Eudaimonic well-being of Chinese students in the United States

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