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 wellbeing 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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of The 4th World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education |
Publisher | Diamond Scientific Publishing |
Pages | 76 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9786094852824 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The 4th World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 18 Mar 2022 → 20 Mar 2022 https://www.worldte.org/fourth-round-history/ |
Conference
Conference | The 4th World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education |
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Abbreviated title | WORLDTE 2022 |
Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
City | Prague |
Period | 18/03/22 → 20/03/22 |
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Keywords
- psychosocial well-being
- mental health status
- higher-education
- Hong Kong
- Kazakhstan