Oei T P, Notowidjojo F
Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1990 Summer;36(2):121-30. doi: 10.1177/002076409003600205.
This paper compared the effect of life change in adjustment of overseas students with those of Australian students. 342 students were divided into 4 experimental groups. There were: Overseas students with residence of less than one year (OV1 group, N = 44), overseas students with residence of more than one year (OV2 group, N = 81), Australian students raised in Brisbane (A3, N = 105) and Australian students raised outside Brisbane (A4, N = 112). The result of discriminate analysis showed that overseas students (OV2) were significantly more likely to experience moderate to severe clinical depression and loneliness than the Australian students. Age and expectation of difficulty in study were the best predictors for depression in overseas students.
本文比较了生活变化对留学生和澳大利亚学生适应情况的影响。342名学生被分为4个实验组。分别是：居住时间少于一年的留学生（OV1组，N = 44），居住时间超过一年的留学生（OV2组，N = 81），在布里斯班长大的澳大利亚学生（A3组，N = 105）以及在布里斯班以外地区长大的澳大利亚学生（A4组，N = 112）。判别分析结果显示，留学生（OV2组）比澳大利亚学生更有可能经历中度至重度的临床抑郁和孤独感。年龄和对学习困难的预期是留学生抑郁的最佳预测指标。
