Students Mental Health
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.
Explore the students data using PostgreSQL to find out if you would come to a similar conclusion for international students and see if the length of stay is a contributing factor.
Here is a data description of the columns you may find helpful.
-- Run this code to view the data in students
SELECT *
FROM students;| 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) |
Average Depression
SELECT inter_dom, AVG(todep) AS avg_depression
FROM students
GROUP BY inter_dom;Is Social Connectedness or Acculturative Stress Related?
SELECT inter_dom, AVG(todep) AS avg_dep, AVG(tosc) AS av_sc, AVG(toas) AS av_as
FROM students
WHERE inter_dom = 'Inter'
GROUP BY inter_dom;SELECT stay, AVG(todep) AS avg_dep
FROM students
WHERE inter_dom = 'Inter'
GROUP BY stay
ORDER BY stay DESC;