Journal of International Students
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1636-1661

Relationships between stress and psychosocial factors with sources of help-seeking among international students (Article)

Swanbrow Becker M.A. , Dong S. , Kronholz J. , Brownson C.
  • a Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, United States
  • b Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, United States
  • c Florida State University, United States, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • d The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Abstract

This study explored the prevalence of stressors and their impact on distress for international students who did not seek help, those who sought either informal or professional help, and those who accessed both informal and professional help. Results indicated that international students underutilize professional support services when faced with serious stressors, such as assaults, and often do not seek help from any source for those stressors contributing most to their overall distress. Those endorsing higher levels of belonging, sense of coherence, mindfulness, academic and social integration and their sense of connection to their university tend to turn to informal sources of support, while those with lower levels tend to turn to professional supports. Implications for prevention, outreach, and clinical practice are discussed. © Journal of International Students.

Author Keywords

International students Stress Psychological factors Support help seeking

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059154940&doi=10.5281%2fzenodo.1468064&partnerID=40&md5=f4b8ec0e9eecd35a2df66014e418515e
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1468064
ISSN: 21623104
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English