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Social connectedness and isolation among East Asian international students: An integrative review of mental health implications 东亚国际学生的社会联系和孤立：心理健康影响的综合评价

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102331

Boram Lee

This integrative review examines how social connectedness and isolation influence the mental health of East Asian international students in culturally specific ways. While international student well-being has received growing attention, few studies have focused on the emotional, cultural, and institutional dimensions of relational experiences. Drawing on 15 empirical studies published between 2010 and 2025, this review follows Whittemore and Knafl’s integrative methodology and adheres to PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Thematic synthesis revealed four interrelated domains: (1) dimensions of social connectedness, (2) cultural norms and emotional inaccessibility, (3) family expectations and internalized restraint, and (4) coping strategies and resilience pathways. The findings indicate that East Asian students’ psychological well-being is shaped less by the number of social ties and more by their emotional quality, cultural congruence, and institutional accessibility. Many students maintained frequent but emotionally shallow connections due to stigma, interpersonal norms, and mistrust of formal support. This review focuses on undergraduate and graduate students attending universities and four-year colleges in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Cultural norms discouraged emotional disclosure, while family pressures reinforced silence. Informal and culturally familiar strategies were widely used but not always sufficient to address deeper psychological distress. These patterns suggest a need for mental health services that emphasize emotional accessibility, cultural alignment, and institutional trust. This review offers a culturally grounded framework to inform support practices in increasingly internationalized academic contexts.

这篇综合综述探讨了社会联系和孤立如何以文化特定的方式影响东亚国际学生的心理健康。虽然国际学生的幸福感受到越来越多的关注，但很少有研究关注关系体验的情感、文化和制度层面。本综述借鉴了2010年至2025年间发表的15项实证研究，遵循Whittemore和Knafl的综合方法，并遵循PRISMA 2020指南。主题综合揭示了四个相互关联的领域：(1)社会联系维度；(2)文化规范和情感不可达性维度；(3)家庭期望和内化约束维度；(4)应对策略和恢复途径。研究结果表明，东亚学生的心理健康较少受到社会关系数量的影响，而更多地受到情感质量、文化一致性和机构可及性的影响。由于耻辱、人际规范和对正式支持的不信任，许多学生保持着频繁但情感上肤浅的联系。本综述的重点是在美国、英国和澳大利亚的大学和四年制学院就读的本科生和研究生。文化规范不鼓励情感表露，而家庭压力则强化了沉默。非正式和文化上熟悉的策略被广泛使用，但并不总是足以解决更深层次的心理困扰。这些模式表明需要强调情感可及性、文化一致性和制度信任的精神卫生服务。本综述提供了一个基于文化的框架，为日益国际化的学术背景下的支持实践提供信息。

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“You tell yourself, what do I know?”: Cultural competence in social service delivery with the Ethiopian community in Israel “你告诉你自己，我知道什么？：向以色列埃塞俄比亚社区提供社会服务的文化能力

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102328

Netanel Gemara, Hani Nouman, Maya Lidror

Social service delivery to families from minority communities presents significant challenges in providing culturally competent care, particularly in sensitive contexts such as Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation Committees (PIECs). These committees address critical family matters, including risk assessments and out-of-home placement decisions, requiring a profound understanding of diverse cultural norms, perspectives, and practices. Research has indicated that social services often struggle to effectively integrate cultural considerations into their interventions, potentially undermining service quality and family engagement. The present study examined how social service professionals in PIECs navigate cultural differences when working with Ethiopian-Israeli families, exploring the challenges and adaptations required for culturally competent practice. A thematic analysis was conducted on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 15 social workers in Israel who participate regularly in PIECs regarding children and their families from the Ethiopian community in Israel. The findings revealed several key cultural domains that shape service delivery and require careful consideration in social work practice, including patriarchal values, use of corporal punishment, embodied bonds, and differing communication styles. These findings highlight the need to build foundational knowledge of cultural competence, improve training programs for social service providers, develop culturally informed strategies, and ensure that practice and service delivery are inclusive and respectful of the cultural identities of minority communities.

向来自少数族裔社区的家庭提供社会服务在提供符合文化要求的护理方面面临重大挑战，特别是在诸如规划、干预和评估委员会（PIECs）等敏感环境中。这些委员会处理关键的家庭事务，包括风险评估和家庭外安置决定，需要深刻理解不同的文化规范、观点和实践。研究表明，社会服务往往难以有效地将文化因素纳入其干预措施，这可能会破坏服务质量和家庭参与。本研究考察了PIECs的社会服务专业人员在与埃塞俄比亚-以色列家庭合作时如何处理文化差异，探索文化胜任实践所需的挑战和适应。对以色列15名社会工作者进行了半结构化的深入访谈，进行了专题分析，这些社会工作者定期参加关于以色列埃塞俄比亚社区儿童及其家庭的PIECs。研究结果揭示了影响服务提供的几个关键文化领域，这些领域需要在社会工作实践中仔细考虑，包括父权价值观、体罚的使用、具体化的纽带和不同的沟通风格。这些发现强调了建立文化能力基础知识、改进社会服务提供者培训计划、制定文化知情战略、确保实践和服务提供具有包容性并尊重少数民族社区文化认同的必要性。

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Acculturation domains, drinking motives, and alcohol use and consequences among Asian American university students 亚裔美国大学生的文化适应域、饮酒动机、饮酒及后果

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102325

Byron L. Zamboanga , Lin Tan , Kathryne Van Hedger , Derek Heim , Lindsay S. Ham , Rebecca L. Monk , Amie R. Newins , Jo-Anne Puddephatt , Su Yeong Kim , Dennis McChargue

Although Asian American (AA) college students tend to exhibit lower prevalence of heavy alcohol use compared to other racial/ethnic groups, excessive alcohol consumption within this population occurs. It has been suggested that U.S. acculturation may be associated with both alcohol use and negative alcohol consequences. Theory and research with other ethnic groups point to the importance of drinking motives in influencing alcohol consumption and consequences. However, the extent to which acculturation is associated with drinking behaviors, particularly when examined simultaneously with drinking motives in a multivariate context has not been delineated among AA college students. Using multivariate modeling techniques with a multisite sample of AA college student drinkers (n = 243), we tested how specific acculturation domains (cultural practices/identity) and drinking motives were associated with alcohol use and negative drinking consequences. Results indicated that higher endorsement of heritage cultural practices was related to less alcohol use but more negative alcohol consequences. These associations remained significant after accounting for drinking motives and known demographic predictors of alcohol use. Higher endorsement of enhancement motives was associated with elevated alcohol use while higher coping-depression motives were related to negative alcohol consequences. Overall, our findings suggest that heritage cultural practice aspects of acculturation are a protective factor against increased alcohol use that may also be a risk factor for negative alcohol consequences among AA students. Further work within AA college student samples and various racial/ethnic groups is recommended to examine the extent to which certain acculturation domains may exert contradictory effects on alcohol consumption and associated consequences.

虽然与其他种族/民族相比，亚裔美国人（AA）大学生倾向于表现出较低的酗酒患病率，但在这一人群中存在过度饮酒的现象。有人认为，美国文化的适应可能与饮酒和酒精的负面后果有关。与其他种族群体的理论和研究指出了饮酒动机在影响酒精消费和后果方面的重要性。然而，文化适应在多大程度上与饮酒行为有关，特别是在多元背景下与饮酒动机同时进行研究时，还没有在AA大学生中进行描述。我们使用多元建模技术对AA大学生饮酒者（n = 243）的多地点样本进行了测试，测试了特定的文化适应域（文化实践/身份）和饮酒动机如何与酒精使用和负面饮酒后果相关联。结果表明，对传统文化习俗的高度认可与较少饮酒有关，但与更多的负面酒精后果有关。在考虑了饮酒动机和已知的酒精使用的人口预测因素后，这些关联仍然很重要。对增强动机的更高认可与酒精使用的增加有关，而更高的应对抑郁动机与酒精的负面后果有关。总的来说，我们的研究结果表明，文化适应的传统文化实践方面是防止酒精使用增加的保护因素，这也可能是AA学生负面酒精后果的风险因素。建议在AA大学生样本和不同种族/民族群体中进一步开展工作，以检查某些文化适应域可能在多大程度上对酒精消费及其相关后果产生矛盾影响。

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Activation of the culture-transmission motive in immigrants: A factorial survey experiment 移民文化传播动机的激活：一个析因调查实验

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102316

Rainer Reisenzein , Maria Schmuck , Irina Mchitarjan

According to the theory of cultural transmission in minorities (Mchitarjan & Reisenzein, 2014a), sociocultural groups desire to maintain their cultural system and transmit it to the next generation. We report a factorial survey experiment that tested a central assumption of the theory: The culture-transmission motive is activated by perceived threats to cultural transmission and motivates pedagogical actions designed to cope with those threats. Young adults imagined that they decided to emigrate to a fictitious country with their partner and child. The degree of threat to cultural transmission was manipulated by varying the description of the immigration country on six dimensions representing favorable or unfavorable conditions for cultural transmission, while the strength of the participants’ culture-transmission motive was measured. As predicted, (1) obstacles to cultural transmission (e.g., different values and norms) increased participants’ anxiety about losing the culture of origin and their intentions (behavioral self-predictions) to engage in culture-preserving actions (e.g., living cultural values in the family); (2) the effects of the obstacles generally increased with the strength of the culture-transmission motive; (3) the combined effects of obstacles and the culture-transmission motive on intentions to engage in culture-preserving actions were partly mediated by anxiety about the loss of culture.

根据少数民族文化传播理论（Mchitarjan & Reisenzein, 2014a），社会文化群体希望维持自己的文化体系并将其传递给下一代。我们报告了一项析因调查实验，该实验检验了该理论的一个中心假设：文化传播动机被对文化传播的感知威胁所激活，并激励旨在应对这些威胁的教学行动。年轻人想象着他们决定带着他们的伴侣和孩子移民到一个虚构的国家。通过改变对移民国家文化传播有利或不利条件的六个维度的描述来操纵文化传播的威胁程度，同时测量参与者的文化传播动机的强度。正如预测的那样，(1)文化传播的障碍（如不同的价值观和规范）增加了参与者对失去原籍文化的焦虑，增加了他们参与文化保护行动（如在家庭中生活文化价值观）的意图（行为自我预测）；(2)障碍效应总体上随着文化传播动机的增强而增强；(3)障碍和文化传播动机对文化保护行为意愿的综合影响部分由文化丧失焦虑介导。

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Emotional foundations of refugee policy support: The role of threats and emotions towards refugees 难民政策支持的情感基础：对难民的威胁和情感的作用

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102326

Zafer Ozkan , Małgorzata Kossowska , Ewa Szumowska , Jolanta Perek-Białas , Paulina Szwed

The current study investigates the relationship between fear of war and perceived intergroup threats and their influence on public support for refugee policies in Poland, within the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we explored how empathic concern and hostile emotions toward refugees relate to fear of war, perceived threats, and policy support. Participants completed psychometric measures assessing fear of war, perceptions of symbolic and realistic threats, empathic concern, hostile emotions, and support for policies concerning Ukrainian war refugees. Findings revealed that empathic concern strengthens the connection between fear of war and support for refugee policies, offering critical insights into the emotional mechanisms shaping public attitudes. Conversely, symbolic threats are associated with diminished policy support through both lower empathic concern and heightened hostile emotions, while realistic threats show no significant association. This research deepens our understanding of how various forms of fear and threat perception, alongside emotional responses felt towards refugees influence refugee policy support, emphasizing the importance of context-sensitive strategies in policy development to address these complex dynamics effectively.

在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰的背景下，目前的研究调查了对战争的恐惧和感知到的群体间威胁之间的关系，以及它们对波兰公众对难民政策支持的影响。此外，我们还探讨了对难民的共情关注和敌对情绪与战争恐惧、感知威胁和政策支持之间的关系。参与者完成了心理测试，评估对战争的恐惧，对象征性和现实威胁的感知，移情关注，敌对情绪以及对乌克兰战争难民政策的支持。研究结果显示，共情关怀加强了对战争的恐惧和对难民政策的支持之间的联系，为塑造公众态度的情感机制提供了重要的见解。相反，象征性威胁与政策支持的减少有关，通过降低共情关注和增加敌对情绪，而现实威胁没有显着关联。这项研究加深了我们对各种形式的恐惧和威胁感知以及对难民的情绪反应如何影响难民政策支持的理解，强调了在政策制定中对环境敏感的战略的重要性，以有效地解决这些复杂的动态。

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How group identification shapes the impact of perceived discrimination on secessionist attitudes among Anglophone Cameroonians 族群认同如何影响喀麦隆英语族群的分离主义态度

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102322

Elvis Nshom

The ongoing Anglophone conflict in Cameroon represents one of the most protracted and complex political crises in sub-Saharan Africa. While the conflict has been widely examined from political and historical perspectives, limited attention has been paid to the psychological mechanisms underlying Anglophone support for secession. Guided by the rejection-identification model, rejection-disidentification model, and relative deprivation theory, this study investigates how perceived discrimination, at both the personal and group levels, influences support for secession among Anglophone Cameroonians, and whether ingroup identification mediates these relationships. Data was collected through an online survey of 314 Anglophone participants. Results revealed that both perceived personal and group discrimination significantly predicted support for secession, with no meaningful difference between the two predictors. Ingroup identification was found to be positively related to both forms of perceived discrimination and to partially mediate their effects on support for secession. These findings suggest that experiences of discrimination, whether personal or collective, strengthen identification with the Anglophone community, which in turn fosters support for political separation. The study extends the rejection-identification framework to a novel socio-political context, highlighting the psychological dimensions of secessionist attitudes and underscoring the need to address perceived discrimination at both the individual and collective levels in efforts toward conflict resolution in Cameroon.

喀麦隆以英语为母语的冲突是撒哈拉以南非洲地区最旷日持久、最复杂的政治危机之一。虽然从政治和历史的角度对这场冲突进行了广泛的研究，但对英语国家支持分裂的心理机制的关注却很少。在拒绝-认同模型、拒绝-去认同模型和相对剥夺理论的指导下，本研究探讨了个人和群体层面的感知歧视如何影响喀麦隆英语裔对分离主义的支持，以及群体内认同是否在这些关系中起中介作用。数据是通过对314名说英语的参与者的在线调查收集的。结果显示，个人歧视和群体歧视都能显著预测支持分离，两者之间无显著差异。发现群体内认同与两种形式的感知歧视呈正相关，并在一定程度上调解它们对支持分离的影响。这些发现表明，无论是个人还是集体的歧视经历，都会加强对英语社区的认同，这反过来又会促进对政治分离的支持。该研究将拒绝-识别框架扩展到一个新的社会政治背景下，突出了分离主义态度的心理层面，并强调了在喀麦隆解决冲突的努力中，需要在个人和集体层面解决感知到的歧视问题。

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What kind of emotional intelligence enhances what kind of cultural intelligence: Analysis using emotional and cultural intelligence facets of expatriates 什么样的情商能提高什么样的文化智商：利用外籍人士的情感和文化智商进行分析

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102332

Keisuke Kokubun , Kiyotaka Nemoto , Yoshinori Yamakawa

With the increase in international immigration for the purposes of overseas assignments and study abroad, emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ), which are known as predictors of cross-cultural adjustment, are receiving increasing attention. However, very few studies have used both, especially their aspects, simultaneously, so the relationship between them is unclear. Considering that CQ is a capability mainly enhanced in cross-cultural environments, while EQ is an ability that can be strengthened in domestic environments, it makes sense to consider EQ as a predictor of CQ and analyze the relationship between the two. In this study, structural equation modeling analysis using data on the attitudes of 184 expatriates working for Japanese subsidiaries in the United States and East Asian countries revealed significant positive correlations between Others' Emotional Appraisal EQ and Motivational CQ and Behavioral CQ, between Self-Emotional Appraisal EQ and Metacognitive CQ, and between Use of Emotion EQ and Regulation of Emotion EQ and Motivational CQ. This is the first study to clarify the relationship between EQ and CQ facets. The results of this study may be useful for developing future training and selection methods, predicting what CQ people with a specific EQ are likely to improve, or for considering what EQ should be improved to improve the specific CQ required in the field.

随着以海外派遣和留学为目的的国际移民的增加，被称为跨文化适应预测指标的情绪智力（EQ）和文化智力（CQ）越来越受到关注。然而，很少有研究同时使用两者，特别是它们的各个方面，因此它们之间的关系尚不清楚。鉴于文化智商是一种主要在跨文化环境中增强的能力，而情商是一种可以在国内环境中加强的能力，因此将情商视为文化智商的预测因子并分析两者之间的关系是有意义的。本研究采用结构方程模型分析了184名日本驻美国和东亚分公司外籍员工的态度数据，发现他人情绪评价情商与动机型文商、行为型文商、自我情绪评价情商与元认知型文商、情绪情商运用与情绪情商调节、动机型文商之间存在显著正相关。这是第一个阐明情商和CQ之间关系的研究。本研究的结果可能有助于制定未来的培训和选拔方法，预测具有特定情商的CQ人可能会提高哪些情商，或者考虑应该提高哪些情商以提高该领域所需的特定CQ。

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From symbolic violence to structural exclusion: The multidimensional nature of Islamophobia in Europe 从象征性暴力到结构性排斥：欧洲伊斯兰恐惧症的多维性

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102327

Tahir Abbas, May Tamimova, Paul K. Wabnitz, Irene Trebeschi

Amid growing concerns over rising religious tensions and anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe, this study develops and validates a robust Islamophobia Index to systematically measure experiences of discrimination among Muslim communities. Leveraging survey data from 3598 respondents (including 466 Muslims) across Belgium, Germany, Spain, and Italy, confirmatory factor analysis validated a three-factor structure for the Islamophobia Index, comprising Experiential Violence, Perceived Negativity, and Global Event Impacts. The index demonstrated metric invariance across Belgium, Germany, and Spain (N = 444 analysis sample), supporting its utility for cross-national comparisons. Regression analyses indicate systemic exclusion; perceived global event impacts emerged as a significant statistical predictor of both experiential violence and perceived negativity. Experiences were also found to vary with demographic factors such as age and income in certain models. While specific hypothesised intersectional effects (e.g., gender with religious identification) were not statistically significant in the tested models, the research illustrates the value of considering compounded vulnerabilities. The validated three-factor Islamophobia Index provides a nuanced quantitative measure capable of capturing both overt prejudice and perceptions of structural discrimination. By bridging critical theory with empirical rigour, this research points to the need for transnational, intersectional policy frameworks to dismantle institutionalised religious marginalisation and foster inclusive societies across Europe.

在欧洲日益增长的对宗教紧张局势和反穆斯林情绪的担忧中，本研究开发并验证了一个强大的伊斯兰恐惧症指数，以系统地衡量穆斯林社区之间的歧视经历。利用来自比利时、德国、西班牙和意大利的3598名受访者（包括466名穆斯林）的调查数据，验证性因素分析验证了伊斯兰恐惧症指数的三因素结构，包括体验暴力、感知消极和全球事件影响。该指数证明了比利时、德国和西班牙之间的度量不变性（N = 444个分析样本），支持其用于跨国比较的效用。回归分析表明存在系统性排斥；感知到的全球事件影响成为体验性暴力和感知到的消极情绪的重要统计预测因子。研究还发现，在某些模型中，经验会随着年龄和收入等人口因素而变化。虽然在测试的模型中，特定的假设交叉效应（例如，性别与宗教认同）在统计上并不显著，但研究说明了考虑复合脆弱性的价值。经过验证的三因素伊斯兰恐惧症指数提供了一种细致入微的定量衡量，能够捕捉到公开的偏见和对结构性歧视的看法。通过将批判理论与严谨的经验联系起来，本研究指出，需要建立跨国的、交叉的政策框架，以消除制度化的宗教边缘化，并在整个欧洲培育包容性社会。

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Acculturative stress and social isolation in multicultural adolescents: A moderated mediation model of social withdrawal and in-school support 多元文化青少年的异文化压力和社会孤立：社会退缩和校内支持的调节中介模型

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102324

Woo Gwan Jo , Joseph Ahn , Wonjong Horace Lee

This study examines a key psychological mechanism linking acculturative stress to social isolation among multicultural adolescents in South Korea, conceptualizing the mediating role of social withdrawal and the moderating role of in-school support resources. Data from the fifth wave of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS) was collected from 1842 multicultural adolescents residing in South Korea. A moderated mediation model was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results indicated that social withdrawal partially mediated the relationship between acculturative stress and social isolation. While an initial direct relationship between stress and isolation was observed, the primary association of acculturative stress in the full model operated indirectly through social withdrawal. Prominently, this mediation pathway was moderated by in-school support resources. These findings highlight social withdrawal as a key pathway through which acculturative stress is positively linked to isolation. Moreover, they demonstrate that in-school support resources can serve as a critical protective factor, buffering the detrimental outcomes of this process.

本研究探讨了韩国多元文化青少年的异文化压力与社会孤立之间的关键心理机制，概念化了社会退缩的中介作用和校内支持资源的调节作用。来自第五波多元文化青少年小组研究（MAPS）的数据来自1842名居住在韩国的多元文化青少年。采用结构方程模型（SEM）分析了一个有调节的中介模型。结果表明，社会退缩在异文化压力和社会孤立之间起部分中介作用。虽然观察到压力和孤立之间的最初直接关系，但在整个模型中，异文化压力的主要关联通过社会退缩间接起作用。值得注意的是，这种中介途径受到校内支持资源的调节。这些发现强调了社会退缩是一个关键途径，通过这个途径，异文化压力与孤立有积极的联系。此外，他们还表明，校内支持资源可以作为一个关键的保护因素，缓冲这一过程的有害结果。

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Perceived discrimination, social connectedness, and mental well-being of international students in Türkiye: Mediating roles of self efficacy and student-university match 感知歧视、社会联系与<s:1>基耶留学生心理健康：自我效能感与校生匹配的中介作用

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102333

Evrim Çetinkaya-Yıldız , Esin Yılmaz Koğar , Ahmet Metin , Derya Alkan

This study examines whether general self-efficacy and student-university match mediate the relationship between international students’ perceived discrimination and social connectedness and their well-being. A total of 350 international students (64 % female) participated in this study. The data analysis used the bootstrapping technique to perform parallel multiple mediation analysis. The findings indicate that perceived discrimination and social connectedness directly affect mental well-being and mental affect well-being through the mediation effects of general self-efficacy and student-university match variables. Since the direct and mediation effects are significant and in the same direction, there is complementary mediation in these two models. The findings contributed to the literature on the relationship between discrimination, social connectedness, and mental well-being among international students. The results underscore the importance of creating inclusive and supportive settings in higher education to improve the mental well-being of international students.

本研究旨在探讨一般自我效能感和校际匹配是否在国际学生歧视知觉、社会连通性和幸福感之间起到中介作用。共有350名国际学生（64% %为女性）参与了这项研究。数据分析使用自举技术执行并行多中介分析。研究结果表明，感知歧视和社会联系通过一般自我效能感和校际匹配变量的中介作用直接影响心理幸福感和心理影响幸福感。由于直接效应和中介效应显著且方向一致，因此两种模型存在互补中介作用。这些发现为研究歧视、社会联系和国际学生心理健康之间关系的文献做出了贡献。研究结果强调了在高等教育中创造包容性和支持性环境对改善国际学生心理健康的重要性。

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