Intercultural perspective on happiness in international female university students: a qualitative study

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dc.authorid0000-0001-9775-3890
dc.contributor.authorBabaoğlu, Elçin
dc.contributor.authorErkuş, Şeyma
dc.contributor.authorid372023
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-16T08:56:07Z
dc.date.available2025-12-16T08:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2025-12
dc.departmentFakülteler, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü
dc.descriptionSocial Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
dc.description.abstractPurpose The number of international students is gradually increasing, and the lack of adaptability they experience affect their happiness. This study aimed to examine the happiness of international undergraduate students using a qualitative method. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 international undergraduate students studying at the university. Results The themes identified as a result of the content analysis were as follows: components of happiness, the meaning of being a happy university student in another country, and the meaning of unhappiness. Discussion Students' perspectives on happiness vary according to collectivist and individualist social characteristics. The most important sources of support for students are friends from societies similar to their own cultures. Students from collectivist societies are more reserved and, therefore, unhappy academically and socially. Mental health professionals serving university students and other professionals working in this field need to plan therapeutic interventions to increase the well-being of international students, taking into account risk factors.
dc.identifier.citationBabaoğlu, E., & Erkuş, Ş. (2025). Intercultural perspective on happiness in international female university students: a qualitative study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 20(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2595853
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17482631.2025.2595853
dc.identifier.eissn1748-2631
dc.identifier.endpage20
dc.identifier.issn1748-2623
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mudanya.edu.tr/handle/20.500.14362/371
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.institutionauthorErkuş, Şeyma
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale- Uluslararası- Hakemli Dergi- Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectcultural difference
dc.subjecthappiness
dc.subjectinternational student
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.titleIntercultural perspective on happiness in international female university students: a qualitative study
dc.typeMakale
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