TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Academic stress, mindfulness-related skills and mental health in international university students
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Koppenborg, Kerstin A.
A1  - Garnefski, Nadia
A1  - Kraaij, Vivian
A1  - Ly, Verena
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study investigated the relationships between academic stress, mindfulness-related constructs (ie, mindfulness, self-compassion and psychological flexibility) and anxiety and depressive symptoms in a sample of 190 international university students. Participants filled in an online questionnaire. Multiple Regression Analyses showed that anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly related to higher levels of perceived academic stress, and to lower levels of acting with (mindful) awareness, lower self-compassion and lower psychological flexibility. None of the mindfulness-related constructs was found to moderate the relationship between perceived academic stress and anxiety and depressive symptoms. The results provide possible targets for mental health interventions in international university students. Especially the training of mindfulness-related skills could be a promising path.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2057193
ID  - ref1
ER  -