The Psychology of International Students : A Mixed-Method and Transnational Study

This volume examines relevant mental health issues for international students. It explores the underlying motivations for pursuing foreign study, and profiles the nature of acculturative strategies, acculturative stress experiences and mental health of international students. The book also examines the mediating and buffering roles of psychological capital and the efficacy of institutional and social support networks of international students against mental health and acculturative stress as they navigate educational pursuits abroad. This volume is an important contribution to understanding the experience of international students, as well as to the general understanding of acculturative strategies, acculturative stress, and mental health. It is relevant for social psychologists, clinical psychologists, educators, international students, students and researchers in general.