ERIC Number: EJ1371066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders among US International College Students
Yeung, Tat Shing; Hyun, Sunah; Zhang, Emily; Wong, Fifi; Stevens, Courtney; Liu, Cindy H.; Chen, Justin A.
Journal of American College Health, v70 n8 p2470-2475 2022
Objective: This study assessed the prevalence and correlates of mental health (MH) symptoms and diagnoses in international college students in the United States. Participants: The sample included 44,851 degree-seeking undergraduate students (42,428 domestic students and 2,423 international students). Methods: Logistic regression analyses were conducted using international student status to predict MH symptoms and diagnoses from the Spring 2017 administration of the ACHA-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA). Results: International students were less likely than domestic students to report a diagnosis of anxiety, comorbid depression and anxiety, or other psychiatric diagnoses. International students were more likely to report suicide attempts and feeling overwhelmingly depressed. Conclusions: Among international students studying in the US, lower rates of MH diagnoses despite higher rates of depressive symptoms and suicide attempts mirror similar trends seen in American-born minority students. University campuses should consider culturally sensitive and targeted psychoeducation, mental health services, and outreach programming.
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Suicide, Clinical Diagnosis, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: K23MH10771401; T32MH1625939