Depression Level Comparison: Chinese Undergraduate International Students in the United States and Local Undergraduate Students in Mainland China Two Years After COVID-19 Outbreak
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https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v18i.914Keywords:
Chinese international students; Chinese undergraduate students; Depression level; Depressive symptoms.Abstract
Chinese international students have become the biggest population among international students studying in the United States since decade ago. Meanwhile, the number of Chinese undergraduate students are also increasing rapidly. The question of whether these two populations’ depression level has deference has been proposed. The study result indicates that Chinese International undergraduate students have a higher depression level than Chinese undergraduate students studying in mainland China.
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