Atri Ashutosh, Sharma Manoj, Cottrell Randall
University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0068, USA.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2006;27(1):59-73. doi: 10.2190/IQ.27.1.e.
This study determined the role of social support, hardiness, and acculturation as predictors of mental health among international Asian Indian students enrolled at two large public universities in Ohio. A sample of 185 students completed a 75-item online instrument assessing their social support levels, acculturation, hardiness, and their mental health. Regression analyses were conducted to test for variance in mental health attributable to each of the three independent variables. The final regression model revealed that the belonging aspect of social support, acculturation and prejudice of acculturation scale, and commitment and control of hardiness were all predictive of mental health (R2 = 0.523). Recommendations have been offered to develop interventions that will help strengthen the social support, hardiness, and acculturation of international students and help improve their mental health. Recommendations for development of future Web-based studies also are offered.
本研究确定了社会支持、心理韧性和文化适应作为俄亥俄州两所大型公立大学国际印度裔学生心理健康预测因素的作用。185名学生的样本完成了一份75项的在线调查问卷，评估他们的社会支持水平、文化适应、心理韧性和心理健康状况。进行回归分析以检验这三个自变量各自对心理健康造成的差异。最终回归模型显示，社会支持的归属感方面、文化适应量表的文化适应和偏见以及心理韧性的奉献和掌控都可预测心理健康状况（R2 = 0.523）。研究提出了相关建议，以制定干预措施，帮助加强国际学生的社会支持、心理韧性和文化适应能力，并改善他们的心理健康状况。此外，还给出了开展未来网络研究的建议。
