Psychosocial Well-Being among Undergraduate Students in Hong Kong and Kazakhstan
Journal Title: International Journal of Higher Education Pedagogies - Year 2023, Vol 3, Issue 4
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 studentsâ health-promoting lifestyle has shown how age, gender, income level, sociability, and knowledge of health can shape oneâs 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 undergraduateâs 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 âinterpersonal relationsâ and âstress managementâ whereas Kazakhstan undergraduate students are stronger in another dimension of well-being â âspiritual growthâ. Results show that the influence of gender on studentsâ 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.
Authors and Affiliations
Michelle W. T. Cheng,D. Gaipov,S. Kadyrov,S. K. Lo,
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.33422/ijhep.v3i4.91
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