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Project: Analyzing Students' Mental Health
Project 1 - Done by Theodore Sturrup
Does going to university in a different country affect your mental health? A Japanese international university surveyed its students in 2018 and published a study the following year that was approved by several ethical and regulatory boards.
The study found that international students have a higher risk of mental health difficulties than the general population, and that social connectedness (belonging to a social group) and acculturative stress (stress associated with joining a new culture) are predictive of depression.
Here is a data description of the columns you may find helpful.
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
inter_dom | Types of students (international or domestic) |
japanese_cate | Japanese language proficiency |
english_cate | English language proficiency |
academic | Current academic level (undergraduate or graduate) |
age | Current age of student |
stay | Current length of stay in years |
todep | Total score of depression (PHQ-9 test) |
tosc | Total score of social connectedness (SCS test) |
toas | Total score of acculturative stress (ASISS test) |
DataFrameas
students
variable
-- Run this code to view the data in students (286 Records)
SELECT *
FROM students;DataFrameas
df
variable
SELECT stay,
academic,
japanese_cate,
COUNT(*) AS count_int,
ROUND(AVG(todep), 2) AS avg_dep_lvl,
ROUND(AVG(tosc), 2) AS avg_lvl_soc_conn,
ROUND(AVG(toas), 2) AS avg_lvl_acc_stress
FROM students
WHERE inter_dom = 'Inter' AND academic = 'Grad' AND japanese_cate = 'High'
GROUP BY stay, academic, japanese_cate
ORDER BY stay DESC;