Impact of Religious Beliefs and Social Support on Acculturative Stress: A case of International Students in United Kingdom

Abstract

Stress within international students is certainly a matter of concern in recent years with a common increase in international educational exposure among students. In past the number of pupils moving abroad to study were far lower and due to recent dynamics, there is a need to investigate the aspect that trigger stress in them. The aim of this study was to determine the influence made by religious beliefs and social status on the acculturative stress, which is a crucial fact to be revealed due to its entanglement with mental health of international students. Data was gathered through a survey based on close-ended questionnaire. Analysis was conducted by using regression analysis and both the predictors were found to have significant and positive effect on the acculturative stress of international students. Findings of this study are immensely applicative for the policy makers and strategists and they further open ways for future researchers which are revealed in the paper.