I Am Social, So Am I Happy? Social Life as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being Among International College Students

• In Event: Poster Session 11
  In Poster Session: Student Well-Being

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore the relationships between various college campus social life factors as predictors of psychological well-being (PWB) among international college students analyzing the 2008 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) the Freshman Survey (TFS) and the follow up College Senior Survey (CSS) in 2012. The results showed that international college students’ rate of PWB and social life on campus increased from year one to four and are lower than their domestic peers. International students had less campus social interactions compared to their domestic counterparts. Spending more hours socializing and partying was a significant predictor of higher rates of PWB, while self-rated satisfaction on campus social life was not a significant predictor of PWB.

Authors

• Katie K. Koo, Texas A & M University Commerce

• Young-Su Song, Handong Global University

• Su-jung Ryu, Handong Global University