The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health
Abstract The study aims to assess the role of social support, sociocultural adjustment, and other social and demographic factors in international students' mental health. In total, 193 international first-year students studying Health and Technology Sciences in Lithuania filled out a self-repor...
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| author | Jevgenij Razgulin Gita Argustaitė-Zailskienė Kastytis Šmigelskas |
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| description | Abstract The study aims to assess the role of social support, sociocultural adjustment, and other social and demographic factors in international students' mental health. In total, 193 international first-year students studying Health and Technology Sciences in Lithuania filled out a self-report questionnaire. The study revealed that overall 59% of international students had symptoms of depression and 36%—of anxiety. Students' well-being was sufficient in 56% of the cases. The regression analyses were conducted to test the role of sociocultural adjustment, social support, English reading skills, and the study field for mental health and well-being. The multivariate regression model revealed that sociocultural adjustment is a stronger predictor compared to social support for depressiveness (βs = 0.42), anxiety (βs = 0.30), psychosomatic symptoms (βs = − 0.24), and subjective health (βs = 0.16), though social support was a stronger independent predictor for well-being (βs = 0.37). Moreover, sociocultural adjustment and social support were stronger predictors than gender, while English reading skills and study field were non-significant indicators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c64870b379b340c3b83360b28e3ed3c92023-01-22T12:10:11ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-01-011311910.1038/s41598-022-27123-9The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental healthJevgenij Razgulin0Gita Argustaitė-Zailskienė1Kastytis Šmigelskas2Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health SciencesDepartment of Health Psychology, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health SciencesDepartment of Health Psychology, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health SciencesAbstract The study aims to assess the role of social support, sociocultural adjustment, and other social and demographic factors in international students' mental health. In total, 193 international first-year students studying Health and Technology Sciences in Lithuania filled out a self-report questionnaire. The study revealed that overall 59% of international students had symptoms of depression and 36%—of anxiety. Students' well-being was sufficient in 56% of the cases. The regression analyses were conducted to test the role of sociocultural adjustment, social support, English reading skills, and the study field for mental health and well-being. The multivariate regression model revealed that sociocultural adjustment is a stronger predictor compared to social support for depressiveness (βs = 0.42), anxiety (βs = 0.30), psychosomatic symptoms (βs = − 0.24), and subjective health (βs = 0.16), though social support was a stronger independent predictor for well-being (βs = 0.37). Moreover, sociocultural adjustment and social support were stronger predictors than gender, while English reading skills and study field were non-significant indicators.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27123-9 |
| spellingShingle | Jevgenij Razgulin Gita Argustaitė-Zailskienė Kastytis Šmigelskas The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health Scientific Reports |
| title | The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health |
| title_full | The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health |
| title_fullStr | The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health |
| title_short | The role of social support and sociocultural adjustment for international students' mental health |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27123-9 |
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