Garry Thomson
University of Melbourne
6 Papers
190 Citations
Garry Thomson is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Reproductive health. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Social connectedness among international students at an Australian university
TL;DR: This article found that the majority of international students report being well-connected to others in Melbourne, although some desire increased personal support from people who know and care about them, especially in the relationships between connectedness and interactions with co-culturals.
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Cultural stress among international students at an australian university
Garry Thomson,Doreen Rosenthal +1 more
- 01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: The authors found that most international students reported at least some degree of cultural stress especially for items relating to family and a familiar way of life, while issues of discrimination, discomfort and feelings of lack of safety were less commonly reported as stressful.
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The international student experience: three styles of adaptation
TL;DR: The subjective well-being of a sample of 979 international students attending a large metropolitan university in Melbourne, Australia, was investigated in this article, where a person-focused approach was used to determine whether different ways of adapting, based on patterns of wellbeing, could be discerned.
The health and wellbeing of international students at an Australian university
TL;DR: It is revealed that few international students find the experience of studying in an overseas country detrimental to their wellbeing, and for those students who encounter difficulties or are at increased risk of health-compromising outcomes, it must ensure better delivery of health promotion education, and access to, and use of, available counselling and health services.