"I Am Strong. Mentally Strong!": Psychosocial Strengths of International Graduate Students of Color

Autor/inn/en	Anandavalli, S.; Borders, L. DiAnne; Kniffin, Lori E.
Titel	"I Am Strong. Mentally Strong!": Psychosocial Strengths of International Graduate Students of Color
Quelle	In: Professional Counselor, 11 (2021) 2, S.173-187 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-3989
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Minority Group Students; Study Abroad; Ethnicity; Acculturation; Cultural Background; Coping; Family Relationship; Friendship; Social Support Groups; Social Networks; Counseling Services; Academic Aspiration; Academic Persistence; Individual Development; Resistance (Psychology); Consciousness Raising; Well Being; Mental Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ethnizität; Akkulturation; Bewältigung; Freundschaft; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Individuelle Entwicklung; Resistenz; Bewusstseinsbildung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene
Abstract	Positioned at a unique intersection of managing academic pressures and embodying racial and ethnic minority identity status, international graduate students of color (IGSCs) are frequent targets of multiple stressors. Unfortunately, extant counseling literature offers counselors little information on the psychosocial strengths IGSCs employ (e.g., strong familial bond, friendships) to cope with such stressors. To address this gap, interviews with eight IGSC participants were conducted and analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis and the lens of the intersectionality framework. Five psychosocial strengths were identified--familial support, social connections, academic aspirations and persistence, personal growth and resourcefulness, and resistance and critical consciousness. Recommendations for employing an asset-based approach in counseling and counselor education are offered. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01