Dimensões do sofrimento psíquico em estudantes universitários estrangeiros
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2017.4.26143Keywords:
Immigration, Mental health, Psychological suffering, Foreign university students, International students.Abstract
***The dimentions of psychological suffering in foreign university students***
Foreign university students are a part of the category of voluntary immigrants, who travel with the objective of completing higher education in another country. The immigration process entails a series of challenges and has consequences in the psyche of these individuals. Thus, the objective here is to present and discuss characteristics of the psychological suffering of these foreign students living in Florianópolis. For that, a qualitative research was conducted; the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 15 participants. For data analysis we used the technique of content analysis, supported by the Atlas.ti software. It was distinguished three subcategories of analysis: physical, social and psychological symptoms. It was observed a high index of somatizations, experiences of discrimination and reports of feelings of non-belonging. In conclusion, it is necessary to reflect on ways to soften the suffering and to thinking about specific programs for this population, especially in the university context.
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