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Cross-sectional study investigating the mental health and wellbeing of university students in Australia
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol.107, pp.1-12
2025
Abstract
The mental health status of university students is a global concern. This study investigated the mental health and wellbeing of university students in Australia, with a focus on identifying potential differences between domestic and international tertiary students. It was hypothesized that international students would experience greater mental health challenges compared to domestic students. Building on previous research predominantly centered on domestic students, a diverse sample of 838 university students (Mage = 23.0, SD = 5.4; 69 % female) was recruited. The results indicated a significant prevalence (44.1 % and 93.3 %, respectively) of moderate to severe levels of psychological distress and moderate to high levels of loneliness among the sampled population. It was found that mental health outcomes were comparatively more favorable for Chinese international students than both domestic students and international students from other countries. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to address the specific mental health challenges that different student populations face.
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- Title
- Cross-sectional study investigating the mental health and wellbeing of university students in Australia
- Authors
- Weiyang Xiong (Corresponding Author) - Flinders UniversityBlake Quinney - The University of AdelaideDaniel L. King - Flinders UniversityKathina Ali - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - PsychologyMarcela Radunz - Flinders UniversityYufang Zhao - Southwest UniversityMike Kyrios - Flinders UniversityDaniel B. Fassnacht - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Psychology
- Publication details
- International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol.107, pp.1-12
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102187
- ISSN
- 1873-7552; 0147-1767
- Copyright note
- © 2025 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Data Availability
- The datasets generated or analysed during the current study are available upon request.
- Grants
- Measuring wellbeing and mental health of Chinese international students: A longitudinal study, 0980028423, Australia Education Management Group
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Psychology
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991122006202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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