This study explored the associations between perceived discrimination, ethnic identity, and mental distress among 118 Asian international college students in Korea. Perceived discrimination and ethnic identity were included as critical factors in international students’ adaptation to living in Korea, and their associations with self-report measures of depression and anxiety were explored using canonical correlation and latent profile analysis. Based on studies identifying two types of discrimination, we explored how each discrimination type relates to mental distress. Results indicated (a) students’ perceptions of personal rejection (i.e., demeaning and overt acts of discrimination) were significantly associated with depression and anxiety, and this association was stronger than that of perceived unfair treatment, and depression and anxiety (b) students’ exploration of ethnic identity had a positive relationship with anxiety. These results suggest the need to provide additional supports for international students engaged in the exploration process. The current results also suggest that Asian international students’ adaptation experiences in Korea may differ from those international students in other countries as reported in the literature. More attention and study with international students is needed to seek possible common parameters of adaptation in diverse cultural contexts of host countries.

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在韩国的亚裔国际学生的感知歧视，种族认同和心理困扰

这项研究探讨了在韩国的118名亚洲国际大学生中感知到的歧视，种族认同和心理困扰之间的联系。感知的歧视和种族认同是国际学生适应韩国生活的关键因素，并通过典型相关性和潜在特征分析探索了他们与抑郁和焦虑自我报告测度的关系。在确定两种歧视类型的研究的基础上，我们探索了每种歧视类型与精神困扰的关系。结果表明：（a）学生的个人拒绝感（即贬低和明显的歧视行为）与抑郁和焦虑显着相关，并且这种关联性强于对不公平待遇的感知，与抑郁和焦虑（b）学生对种族认同的探索与焦虑呈正相关。这些结果表明有必要为从事探索过程的国际学生提供额外的支持。目前的结果还表明，如文献报道的那样，亚洲国际学生在韩国的适应经验可能与其他国家的国际学生不同。需要更多的注意和与国际学生一起学习，以寻求在东道国不同文化背景下适应的可能的共同参数。目前的结果还表明，如文献报道的那样，亚洲国际学生在韩国的适应经验可能与其他国家的国际学生不同。需要更多的注意和与国际学生一起学习，以寻求在东道国不同文化背景下适应的可能的共同参数。目前的结果还表明，如文献报道的那样，亚洲国际学生在韩国的适应经验可能与其他国家的国际学生不同。需要更多的注意和与国际学生一起学习，以寻求在东道国不同文化背景下适应的可能的共同参数。