Exploring Counseling Dropout Rates Among International College Students With Disabilities

• In Event: Diverse Perspectives on Counseling College-Age Students

Abstract

Little is known about the experiences of international students with disabilities in counseling. Due to challenges for international students, higher distress and counseling dropout are expected. Researchers used data from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health to explore the interaction between international student status and disability status on counseling dropout. Data collected were from the Standardized Data Set and counseling center final report between August 2014 and May 2019 and represented a total sample of 159,537. Participants were categorized into four groups: international students with disabilities (n=331), international students without disabilities (n=8,059), domestic students with disabilities (n=11,362), and domestic students without disabilities (n=139,785). A hierarchical binomial logistic regression was conducted. Disability was found to have an effect on counseling dropout.

Authors

• Angélica Galván, California State University - Northridge

• Azadeh Ahmadi, Pennsylvania State University

• Fanghui Zhao, Seattle University

• Kyesha M. Isadore, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Amber M. O'Shea, Pennsylvania State University