SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Efficacy of Interventional Programs in Reducing Acculturative Stress and Enhancing Adjustment of International Students to the New Host Educational Environment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The relationship between acculturative stress and psychological outcomes in international students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- A Randomized Controlled Trial With an Internal Pilot of a Co-Designed App Targeting Upstream Suicide-Related Risk and Protective Factors Among International Students.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Trial
- Acculturative stress and mental health among international students in Germany: the protective roles of mindfulness, optimism, self-efficacy and coping strategies.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring the Mediation of Stress and Emotional Exhaustion on Academic Ineffectiveness and Cynicism Among University Students.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Reliability and validity validation of the Chinese version of the family vitiligo impact scale.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Occupational Challenges and Responses of International Graduate Students in South Korea: A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy international · 2025Article
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- Culturally contextualized suicide prevention for international students: new opportunities for research and practice.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Family Communication as a Mediator between Family Resilience and Family Functioning under the Quarantine and COVID-19 Pandemic in Arabic Countries.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessing the Impact of a Health Education Intervention for Post-secondary International Students in Canada.Cureus · 2023Article
- Perceptions of the Sense of Security, Belonging, and Acculturative Stress among International Students in China during COVID-19 Outbreak-An Empirical Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The era of E-learning from the perspectives of Jordanian medical students: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2022Article
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Abstract
This review aimed to systematically outline and meta-analyze the efficacy of psychoeducational, cultural orientation, socio-cultural, and peer-pairing programs in reducing acculturative stress and enhancing adjustment among international students worldwide. The consulted databases were PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, and ProQuest. Eligibility criteria allowed the inclusion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental trials without applying language, country, publication type or time restrictions. The quality of the eligible studies was appraised by the RoB2 tool of Cochrane for RCTs and JBI critical appraisal tools for quasi-experimental trials. Data items were collected based on PICO acronym by two investigators and reviewed for accuracy by a third one. The evidence was narratively synthesized and validated by proceeding with a random model meta-analysis using Cochrane RevMan software(Version 5.4). The quality of the pooled evidence from meta-analysis was assessed using the tool of GRADE. Out of 29,975 retrieved records, 14 studies (six RCTs and eight quasi-experimental trials) were included. The psychoeducational program significantly reduced acculturative stress and enhanced adjustment. In contrast, cultural orientation and peer-pairing programs significantly enhanced adjustment, but could not reduce acculturative stress. In meta-analysis, acculturative stress was significantly reduced in the psychoeducational intervention versus controls [overall pooled size effect = -3.89 (95% CI: -5.42, -2.53) at
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