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Maladaptive perfectionism, acculturative stress and depression in Asian international university students
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posted on 2018-12-01, 00:00 authored by S L Huang, Alexander MussapAlexander MussapDespite the advantages of international study-to the student, the university, and the local community-studies have reported an increased risk of stress-related psychological problems in international students. We surveyed 384 Asian international students (189 female, 193 male, 2 undeclared; aged 17 to 47 years) attending Australian universities in order to examine whether depressive symptoms in these students are related to their trait maladaptive perfectionism and the extent to which they have experienced acculturative stress while in Australia. Path analyses suggest that maladaptive perfectionism influences depression indirectly by increasing acculturative stress (mediation model) and to a lesser extent by interacting positively with acculturative stress (moderation model). The results reveal ways in which maladaptive perfectionism can affect the wellbeing of Asian international students experiencing adjustment-related stress.
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Journal of psychologists and counsellors in schoolsVolume
28Issue
2Pagination
185 - 196Publisher
Cambridge University PressLocation
Cambridge, Eng.Publisher DOI
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2055-6365eISSN
2055-6373Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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