Relationship between acculturation and mental health of foreign students in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Chee, Shi Ying., Goh, Yee Sin., Lim, Wen Yu.
• Other Authors: Trezzini, Bruno
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social change
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9827
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we use 5 factors to measure acculturation, namely language, amount of interaction with Singaporeans, personality, cultural identity and the amount of media exposure. Mental health refers to the subjects’ stress level, depression level and self-esteem level. We are attempting to establ...