Bao, Menglong;
Waldeck, Daniel;
Holliman, Andrew;
(2025)
Parent-child communication and psychological wellbeing: Exploring the experiences of first-year Chinese international students at a UK university.
Psychology of Education Review
, 49
(1)
pp. 59-69.
10.53841/bpsper.2025.49.1.59.
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Abstract
First-year Chinese international students (CIS) face significant mental health challenges due to acculturative stress, language barriers, and academic pressures. Despite rapid growth in the UK, research on parent-child communication and its impact on their mental health is limited and mostly quantitative, thus necessitating qualitative inquiry to capture nuanced experiences and cultural influences during university transition. Using semi-structured interviews with 10 first-year Chinese students at a leading UK university, reflexive thematic analysis identified three themes: Unfavourable Conversations, Supportive Interactions, and Communication Cadence. Findings underscore the benefits of emotional/ practical support and appropriate communication schedules while highlighting the harm of maladaptive parental practices, providing insights for future research and initiatives to enhance student well-being.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Parent-child communication and psychological wellbeing: Exploring the experiences of first-year Chinese international students at a UK university |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.53841/bpsper.2025.49.1.59 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsper.2025.49.1.59 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | International students; parent-child communication; university transition; support; wellbeing; qualitative research |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10209935 |
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