Being Smart Means Being Happy?: Academic Experiences and Psychological Well-Being Among International College Students

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Abstract

We analyzed 1,392 international college students to examine students’ academic experiences and psychological well-being (PWB) by using 2008 The Freshmen Survey and 2012 College Senior Survey. Within-between group comparison with domestic students, academic predictors of PWB, and causal/reciprocal relationships between academic experiences and PWB in four years interval were examined.

Authors

• Katie Koo, Texas A&M University, Commerce

• Gregory Weaver, University of Maryland, College Park