Psychological evaluation of international students in Shanghai.docVIP

Psychological evaluation of international students in Shanghai 【Abstract】Our purpose was to evaluate and compare medical international and non medical international students from Fudan, Tongji and Jiaotong University in Shanghai; 250 international students were evaluated. Results: The higher percentage of international students lived in China over 3 years, they perceived to have a good academic level, good relationship with teachers and classmates, medium level of the language proficiency; although most of the students did not show to have adaptation problems, or severe anxiety and depression levels, most of them did perceived a change in their physical and mental health after coming to China. They showed similar personality traits been agreeableness, openness and consciousness their main characteristics. 【Key words】Anxiety; Depression; Personality; Cultural adjustment 0　introduction 1）Cultural Adjustment Cultural adjustment is the process of adaptation in a foreign culture. Psychological adaptation includes changes in the ways of behaving, thinking, and feeling. Psychological adjustment is affected by personality, life changes, coping styles, satisfaction, identification with co-nationals, and social support. Is best predicted by length of residence in the new culture, language ability, cultural knowledge, cultural distance, and quantity of contact with host nationals. 2）Depression Depression is characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt, disturbed sleep or appetite, feelings of tiredness and poor concentration. This problem impairs individual’s ability to function in daily life events. Students in a foreign country can have problems interacting with members of the host culture and adjusting to daily life, these additional stressors can lead to depressive symptoms and this might why international students are a vulnerable group for depressive symptoms and depression . 3）Anxiety This disorder is related to emotional and behavioral sett