The relationship between demographic variables, perceived discrimination and perceptions of stress in a sample of African international students at a Historically Disadvantage Institution.

dc.contributor.advisorSmith, M. R.
dc.contributor.authorIsaacs, Faranha
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T10:22:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-19T07:39:39Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T10:22:54Z
dc.date.available2024-04-19T07:39:39Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionMagister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)en_US
dc.description.abstractAfrican foreign nationals face many challenges when attempting integration into South African society. Perceived discrimination is one of the major challenges faced by immigrant populations. African international students form a large contingent of the international student population in tertiary education in South Africa. However, no comprehensive profile exists. The present study aimed to establish a comprehensive demographic profile on the African international student population in Community and Health Sciences (CHS) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), as well as to establish the relationship between demographic variables, perceived discrimination, and perceived stress. The sampling frame comprised of a list of all international students from the African continent who were registered in the CHS faculty. A survey design was adopted and a response rate of 21% was achieved resulting in the final sample of 68.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/12201
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAfrican international studenten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectUWCen_US
dc.subjectStress theoryen_US
dc.subjectPerceived stressen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between demographic variables, perceived discrimination and perceptions of stress in a sample of African international students at a Historically Disadvantage Institution.en_US

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