Psychosocial Well-Being among Undergraduate Students in Hong Kong and Kazakhstan

Michelle W.T. CHENG, D. GAIPOV, S. KADYROV, S.K. LO*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal PublicationsJournal Article (refereed)peer-review

Abstract

This paper aims to provide comparative insights into the psychosocial well-being of Hong Kong and Kazakhstan undergraduate students, focusing specifically on the role of ethnicity and gender. The existing body of literature on students’ health-promoting lifestyle has shown how age, gender, income level, sociability, and knowledge of health can shape one’s perception of physical and mental well-being. Much lesser attention, however, has been paid to the ways in which students from diverse ethnic origins differ from each other in cultivating different dimensions of psychosocial well-being. To address this issue, this study delivered questionnaires to 284 undergraduate students from Hong Kong and 281 undergraduate students from Kazakhstan. Developed from the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, the questionnaire is designed to measure undergraduate’s psychosocial well-being threefold. Using independent sample t-test, this paper shows that Hong Kong undergraduate students have higher levels of psychosocial well-being in terms of “interpersonal relations” and “stress management” whereas Kazakhstan undergraduate students are stronger in another dimension of well-being – “spiritual growth”. Results show that the influence of gender on students’ psychosocial well-being varies in different contexts. One of the important implications of these findings suggests that school administrators and students from different countries may benefit from cross-cultural exchange, co-promoting all dimensions of psychosocial well-being.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-33
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Higher Education Pedagogies
Volume3
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jan 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • psychosocial well-being
  • mental health status
  • higher-education
  • Hong Kong
  • Kazakhstan

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Psychosocial Well-Being among Undergraduate Students in Hong Kong and Kazakhstan'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this