Leisure and health benefits associated with acculturation among Western international students living in South Korea

Conclusions: The findings showed that participants developed friendships with the host individuals and other international students, became well acculturated into a new culture and experienced benefits to their mental health, indicating that leisure participation can be instrumental in improving social and psychological wellbeing.PMID:34261425 | DOI:10.1080/17482631.2021.1945725

Source: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - July 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Junhyoung Kim Se-Hyuk Park May Kim Hsueh-Wen Chow Sua Han Source Type: research