Analyses of Stress and Adaptation of Foreign University Students in Japan

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  • OZEKI Nobuko
    Department of Health Sciences，Aomori University of Health and Welfare
  • KNOWLES Alan
    Department of Health Sciences，Aomori University of Health and Welfare
  • ASADA Yutaka
    Department of Health Sciences，Aomori University of Health and Welfare

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  • 在日外国人留学生の異文化ストレスと適応の分析

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<p>[Purpose] To examine cross-cultural stress factors and mental well-being of foreign residents in Japan in relation to personality traits and stress coping strategies.</p><p>[Design] A descriptive and correlational study using quantitative methods based on Lazarus's stress theory. [Method] 638 questionnaires were distributed to foreign residents at randomly selected Japanese universities. 143 questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive analyses.</p><p>[Findings] For the foreign residents studied here there seem to be clear correlations between gender, stress, personality, coping strategies and mental health. Those most at risk are: woman; Type A; sensitive to emotion-related stress factors; likely to adopt emotion-focused stress coping strategies. Many variables are involved, but Key factors may be identified which point to foreign residents who run a high risk of mental health problems. Women are more at risk than men. Type A residents, both male and female, are more at risk than others. Emotion-related stressors (e.g. loneliness, homesickness, increased feelings of anxiety, disappointment with life in Japan) are risk factors. Finally, a tendency to emotion-focused coping strategies (negative strategies) suggests higher risk. Residents who display several of these risk factors may require careful monitoring.</p>

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