台灣國際本科生的文化適應與酒精消費

Abstract

國際學生在海外求學的經驗是多方面的，涵蓋了文化適應、學術挑戰、思鄉情緒、語言障礙等許多因素。了解這些壓力源及文化適應因素對於促進該群體的心理健康與學術成功至關重要。此外，探討文化適應與酒精消費之間的關聯，為理解國際學生在文化適應過程中應對壓力的方式及相關風險因素提供了重要見解。本研究旨在回答兩個主要問題：首先，在文化適應過程中產生的壓力源中，哪些是台灣師範大學本科國際學生最常見的壓力源？其次，這些壓力源是否與國際學生的酒精消費有關？如果有關，具體是哪些壓力源？為了回答研究問題，本研究採用定量研究設計，招募了277名參與者完成了一項問卷調查，測量壓力源（國際學生文化適應壓力量表，ASSIS）和酒精消費（每日飲酒量問卷，DDQ ）。同時收集了性別、種族、學習語言、停留時間及經濟來源等人口統計資料。透過描述性統計分析、獨立樣本t檢定和負二項迴歸分析，結果顯示，感知仇恨、思鄉情緒、種族和學習語言是酒精消費的重要影響因素，而感知歧視、恐懼、文化衝擊壓力、內疚感、其他因素、性別、停留時間及經濟來源則未顯示顯著關聯。關鍵研究發現指出，感知較高仇恨和思鄉情緒的學生其酒精消費水準較高。此外，非亞洲學生和使用英語學習的學生的酒精消費程度顯著高於其對應群體。

The experience of international students studying abroad is multifaceted, encompassing cultural adaptation, academic challenges, homesickness, language barrier and many other factors. Understanding the stressors and the factor of acculturation is crucial for promoting the mental health and academic success of this population. Additionally, exploring the association between acculturation and alcohol consumption, provides insights into how they deal with the stress coming from the acculturation process and risk factors among international students.This research seeks to address two primary questions: Firstly, among the stressors coming from the acculturation process, which stressors are the most frequent among NTNU undergraduate international students? Secondly, are the stressors associated with undergraduate international students consuming alcohol? If yes, what are those stressors?To address the research questions, a quantitative research design was employed, 277 participants completed a survey measuring the stressors. Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS) and alcohol consumption (Daily Drinking Questionnaire, DDQ). Demographic data, including gender, race, language of study, length of stay, and source of finance, were also collected.Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, and negative binomial regression used for the analyses and the result showed that Perceived Hate, Homesickness, Race, and Language of Study were significant factors of alcohol consumption, while other factors such as Perceived Discrimination, Fear, Stress Due to Culture Shock, Guilt, Miscellaneous, Gender, Length of Stay, and Source of Finance were not significant. Key findings highlighted that students experiencing higher levels of perceived hate and homesickness consume higher level of alcohol consumption. Additionally, non-Asian students and those studying in English reported higher alcohol consumption than their counterparts.