Wagener, Lisa (2022) International Students’ Well-being in the Netherlands: the Role of Social Capital and Perceived Cultural Distance. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Many factors can influence subjective well-being, for example social contact. Previous research suggested that a larger cultural distance undermines the well-being of international students. This study builds on the existing literature on international students by investigating the role of social capital and perceived cultural distance on international students’ subjective well-being. To investigate the relationship between social capital and subjective well-being, both the quantity and quality of social capital are included, as well as a distinction between three different contact groups: co-nationals, other internationals and host-nationals. Previous research had suggested that these different groups can influence international students’ well-being differently, and we wished to shed more light on how these different forms of social capital can influence their subjective well-being. We expected that more contact with all three groups would be associated with higher subjective well-being and that a higher perceived cultural distance would be associated with lower subjective well-being. A cross-sectional questionnaire was shared among international university students in the Netherlands (N = 134). Correlational analysis revealed that only contact with host-nationals (Dutch people) was significantly positively correlated with subjective well-being and that contact with co-nationals and other internationals was not. Multiple regression analysis revealed that support from Dutch people was the only predictor that significantly explained variance in subjective well-being. Correlational analysis and regression analysis supported our expectation that a higher perceived cultural distance was associated with lower subjective well-being. Ways in which contact between international students and host-nationals could be encouraged are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kuschel, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2022 07:18 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2022 07:18 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/927 |
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