Cultural Background, Social Support and Mental Health of College Students

Marthoenis, Marthoenis

2018

Abstract

The present study aims to examine perceived social supports, self-esteem and perceived stigma by different cultural groups of student and its consequences to their mental health. Methods: Students with German, Indonesian and Turkish backgrounds studying in Berlin were invited to participate in the study. The students were requested to complete four instruments: General health questionnaire, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, social strain (F-Sozu), and devaluation discrimination scale in their own languages. Correlation analysis, independent sample t-test and analysis of variance were used according to the type of data. Results: Cultural background was associated significantly with psychological distress, personal self-esteem, perceived social support and devaluation discrimination towards mental illness. Student from Indonesia had a lower self-esteem and lower perceived social support but also had a less psychological distress and fewer stigmas towards people with mental disorder. Conclusion: Cultural background of students has a significant impact to their psychological distress, self-esteem, perceived social support and stigma towards mental disorder. The Indonesian student studying in Berlin should improve their self-esteem and social supports.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Marthoenis. (2018). Cultural Background, Social Support and Mental Health of College Students. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 221-227. DOI: 10.5220/0008396700002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Marthoenis},
title={Cultural Background, Social Support and Mental Health of College Students},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={221-227},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008396700002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Cultural Background, Social Support and Mental Health of College Students
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Marthoenis.
PY - 2018
SP - 221
EP - 227
DO - 10.5220/0008396700002442