Social support and psychotherapy outcomes for international students in university/college counseling centers.
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| Title: | Social support and psychotherapy outcomes for international students in university/college counseling centers. |
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| Authors: | Robbins, Krista A. (AUTHOR), Bartholomew, Theodore T. (AUTHOR), Joy, Eileen E. (AUTHOR), Keum, Brian TaeHyuk (AUTHOR), Pérez-Rojas, Andres E. (AUTHOR), Lockard, Allison J. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Oct2025, Vol. 73 Issue 8, p2870-2879. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Psychotherapy, Scale analysis (Psychology), Human beings, Statistical sampling, Treatment effectiveness, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Foreign students, Educational counseling, One-way analysis of variance, Social support, Psychology of college students, Psychosocial factors |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Objective: To explore the relationship between international students' social support at intake and international student distress at end of treatment. Participants: Data was collected from participants (n = 40,085) from 90 United States universities using the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) database. Methods: Participants completed measures of psychological distress and perceived social support. Using multilevel modeling, we predicted participants' distress at end of treatment by international student status, social support, race, and length of therapy. Results: We found that international students who reported lower social support at intake ended treatment with higher levels of psychological distress when distress at intake was controlled compared to United States peers. Conclusions: Understanding the significance of social support for international students can help to inform mental healthcare professionals' approach to psychotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Objective: To explore the relationship between international students' social support at intake and international student distress at end of treatment. Participants: Data was collected from participants (n = 40,085) from 90 United States universities using the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) database. Methods: Participants completed measures of psychological distress and perceived social support. Using multilevel modeling, we predicted participants' distress at end of treatment by international student status, social support, race, and length of therapy. Results: We found that international students who reported lower social support at intake ended treatment with higher levels of psychological distress when distress at intake was controlled compared to United States peers. Conclusions: Understanding the significance of social support for international students can help to inform mental healthcare professionals' approach to psychotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07448481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2024.2338426 |
