International Social Work
Volume 62, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 1384-1403

Can a building social capital intervention improve the mental health of international students? A non-randomized quasi-experimental study (Article)

Khosravi R.* , Azman A. , Ayasreh E.A.M. , Khosravi S.
  • a Shiraz University, Iran
  • b Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • c Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • d Azad University Tehran Markaz, Iran

Abstract

Many empirical studies related to social capital have established that there is a relationship between social capital and mental health. However, little research has been conducted to evaluate interventions designed to improve the level of social capital and evaluate its impact on the mental health of international students. This research, applying a quasi-experimental nonequivalent groups design, aimed to address the gap by examining whether an intervention aimed at building social capital can improve social capital and the mental health of international students at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Study findings revealed that the intervention was effective in developing social capital and improving the mental health of international students. © The Author(s) 2018.

Author Keywords

International students Mental health Building social capital non-randomized quasi-experimental study Social capital

Index Keywords

social capital Malaysia quasi experimental study Article student human human experiment mental health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059510310&doi=10.1177%2f0020872818797996&partnerID=40&md5=558007bf063021e6092bcec0bee1f9fa
DOI: 10.1177/0020872818797996
ISSN: 00208728
Original Language: English