TY  - BOOK
AU  - Makena,Nomagugu
AU  - Akbay,Gökhan
TI  - ACCLTURATIVE STRESS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AS PREDICTORS OF ALCOHOL USE AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN NORTH CYPRUS
PY  - 2022///
KW  - Acculturation
KW  - Dissertation, Academic
KW  - Cyprus, Northern
KW  - Drinking of alcoholic beverages
KW  - Students, Foreign
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Social Work Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 62-73)
N2  - ABSTRACT
African international students have become an integral part of the Turkish Cypriot 
community, yet there has not been literature on the challenges they encounter during 
their stay in the host country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence 
that acculturative stress and a negative social support have on alcohol use among the 
African international students in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A sample 
of 380 students enrolled in diverse degree and diploma programs from 2 major 
universities in the city of Lefkosa participated in the study. Data collection was done 
using questionnaires assessing their acculturation, social support, and alcohol use. A 
descriptive cross sectional design was used. Analysis of the data was done by use of 
the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Pearson correlation, regression
analysis, and ANOVA were mostly used. The results revealed that acculturative stress 
had no positive influence to alcohol use whereas, social support had a positive 
influence on the alcohol use by international students. The final regression model
however, revealed that when combined both acculturative stress and social support are 
predictors of alcohol use as shown by the adjusted R squared (R2 = 0.652) meaning 
students suffering from acculturative stress and at the same time have a negative social 
support tend to have a higher alcohol use consumption rate. Recommendations are for 
universities to commit to increasing acculturation and social support among foreign 
students in an effort to decrease alcohol use and improve their mental health as well 
as providing experienced counsellors and social workers to assist students in a way 
that improves their wellbeing. It is important that further study examines the 
correlation between the same variables that have been used in this study for other 
ethnic groups of students in North Cyprus. It would be beneficial if replications of this 
study are also done by use of qualitative methods which involve the collection and 
analysing of non-numerical data in a way that helps understand the opinions and 
experiences of the participants in more detail.
Key words: Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Alcohol Use, International Students, 
Support
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