Social support buffering of acculturative stress: A study of mental health symptoms among Korean international students
JS Lee, GF Koeske, E Sales�- International Journal of Intercultural�…, 2004 - Elsevier
The relationship between acculturative stress and mental health symptoms and the role of
social support as a moderator of this relationship was studied among Korean international
students (N= 74) living in the Pittsburgh area. Findings included:(1) acculturative stress was
strongly correlated with mental health symptoms;(2) social support moderated and buffered
the effect of stress on symptoms. Students with high levels of social support were
significantly less likely to report symptoms with increasing levels of acculturative stress�…
social support as a moderator of this relationship was studied among Korean international
students (N= 74) living in the Pittsburgh area. Findings included:(1) acculturative stress was
strongly correlated with mental health symptoms;(2) social support moderated and buffered
the effect of stress on symptoms. Students with high levels of social support were
significantly less likely to report symptoms with increasing levels of acculturative stress�…