Overcoming Anxiety and Depression Among International Students
Discover the real problem of anxiety and depression during mobility among international students. Explore the prevalence rates, first steps towards normalization, and well-being programs to support students' mental health abroad. Learn why it's beneficial for both students and universities to address these challenges proactively.
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Helping international studentsto overcomeanxiety and depression
Isanxietyand depressionduring mobility a realproblem? A moderate prevalence of depression (18.4%), anxiety (23.6%) and stress (34.5%) symptoms in our study population. (Ram n-Arbu s et al., 2020)
Isanxietyand depressionduring mobility a realproblem? A moderate prevalence of depression (18.4%), anxiety (23.6%) and stress (34.5%) symptoms in our study population. (Ram n-Arbu s et al., 2020) Nearly Nearly half students students had (47.7%) (47.7%) (Jamilah et al., 2021) half of of the had depressive depressive symptoms the international international symptoms
Thefirststeps It will be highly recommended (or obligatory) for all students who are going abroad to complete the standardized psychological test, for example The Penn State Worry Penn State Worry Questionnair Questionnaire e or any other. This questionnaire should be discussed with professionals first! Work towards NORMALISING the mental health problems. The
Whyisitgoodfor students? After completing the survey it will be shown that the student might low low/ /moderate moderate/severe risk /severe risk of of futute anxiety anxiety There will be information about possibility possibility of of participating participating in being being program program It can show students that everyone can go abroad, no matter their mental health problems. They won t be alone! might be be in futute in in Well Well- -
Well-beingprogram University can provide someone who might help with mental problems online, on online, on the the phone phone or or in where the student is staying. This might help to overcome culture shock shock. . in the the city city culture
Whyisitgoodforthe university? Universities can collect anonymous can show how many students suffer from anxiety and depression. This data can help universitities to detect whether the mental mental health health might It might reduce the amount of students who interrupt their study abroad. anonymous data data that might be be the the issue issue! !
Story no. 1 Tommy Tommy Isaad High expectations Tends to suffer from anxiety and depression He feels alone alone in the foreign country, depressed of the other factors (e. g. death in the family) and he has nobody nobody to to help help him him (or he doesn t know about the help) His approach: I WANT TO SURVIVE THIS MOBILITY I WANT TO SURVIVE THIS MOBILITY Isaad depressed because
Story no. 2 Tommy Tommy Isaad He took took the mobility and he now knows he might suffer from anxiety and depression He knows he can participate participate in a program to with with his his anxiety anxiety or or depression depression His approach: Despite Despite some some problems meaningful meaningful international international experience I CAN DO IT! I CAN DO IT! Isaad the standardized standardized questionnaire questionnaire before in a program to help help problems I I can experience. . can have have
An exampleofquestionnaire https://thinkcbt.com/penn-state-worry-questionnaire- pswq https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYuugW1dtSh_ SGDLnKUVsFZ6z9l_f5KG7aaH80liKoF9- Qnw/viewform?usp=sf_link
