Immigrant students: An investigation on loneliness and psychological well-being

Abstract

The internationalization of higher education is an increasing phenomenon. However, there is not much research on how immigrant students are affected psychologically by this situation. In this study, an examination was made on the psychological well-being and loneliness of immigrant students. The research is a quantitative research and regression analysis was used in the research. Participants are 273 undergraduate students who have a variety of ages, grades, and faculties at State University of Malang, Indonesia. Data collection was carried out using a loneliness scale based on Bruno's theory (2000) which was constructed by Silvia (2014) with a reliability value of 0.745 and a psychological well-being scale developed by Eva (2020) with a reliability value of 0.790. Data analysis technique using multiple linear regression. The results showed that psychological well-being had a significant influence with a contribution value of 61% on loneliness experienced by migrating students, with four influencing dimensions namely self-acceptance, positive relationships, environmental mastery, and self-development.

Keywords

• Internalization of higher education
• Loneliness
• Immigrant students
• Psychological well-being

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