The aim of this study is to examine the effects of personality (temperament and character) on specific depression and specific anxiety. A total of 541 Japanese undergraduates were investigated by using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale.
Predictors of Depression and Anxiety Among International Students
✍ Scribed by Seda Sümer; Senel Poyrazli; Kamini Grahame
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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✦ Synopsis
The role of gender, age, race/ethnicity, length of stay, social support, and proficiency in English in the variance in depression and anxiety among international students revealed that social support was a significant predictor of depression and anxiety among international students. Age significantly contributed to the variance in anxiety, and self‐rated English proficiency uniquely contributed to the variance in both depression and anxiety. Latino/a students had significantly higher levels of depression than did Asian students.
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