Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Nov;72(8):2397-2408. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2114803. Epub 2022 Sep 9.
This study aimed to explore the mental health status, coping strategies, and social support of international students in Canada. Undergraduate and graduate international students studying at one Canadian university participated in an online survey. The survey consisting of four assessments-the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, the Carver Brief-Cope Inventory, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-was distributed during the winter and spring terms of 2020. Of the 338 participants from 53 countries, 76% demonstrated optimal mental health without mental disorders; 86% used approach coping strategies. Those who are women, married, and Ph.D. students showed better mental health and lower psychological distress. Coping skills and social support significantly predict participants' psychological distress and subjective well-being. This study findings address the gaps in meeting the mental health needs of international students and raise awareness of this population's unique mental health status.
本研究旨在探讨加拿大留学生的心理健康状况、应对策略和社会支持。在加拿大一所大学学习的本科和研究生国际学生参与了一项在线调查。该调查包括四项评估——心理健康连续体-短表、凯斯勒心理困扰量表、卡罗尔简要应对量表和多维感知社会支持量表——在 2020 年冬季和春季学期进行。在来自 53 个国家的 338 名参与者中，76%的人表现出没有精神障碍的最佳心理健康状态；86%的人使用了积极的应对策略。女性、已婚和博士生的心理健康状况更好，心理困扰程度更低。应对技巧和社会支持显著预测了参与者的心理困扰和主观幸福感。本研究结果解决了满足留学生心理健康需求的差距问题，提高了对这一人群独特心理健康状况的认识。
