Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Volume 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 205-217

The effect of perfectionism and acculturative stress on levels of depression experienced by east asian international students (Article)

Hamamura T.* , Laird P.G.
  • a Department of Psychology, Trinity Western University, LangleyE, BC, Canada, Department of Psychology, California State University, 800 North State College Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92831, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, Trinity Western University, LangleyE, BC, Canada

Abstract

This study examined relationships among acculturative stress, grade point average satisfaction, maladaptive perfectionism, and depression in 52 East Asian international students and 126 North American students. Results indicated that a combined effect of perfectionism and acculturative stress accounted for more than 30% of the variance related to depression. Implications include the importance of attending to perfectionism and acculturative stress for improving the overall well-being of East Asian international students. © 2014 American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.

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Acculturative stress Perfectionism East Asian international students Depression

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84908137122&doi=10.1002%2fj.2161-1912.2014.00055.x&partnerID=40&md5=6ecd88b197e17c9bc2c34259454fe020
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2014.00055.x
ISSN: 08838534
Cited by: 13
Original Language: English