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HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSthan those dependent on family plus other sources 111 . They are significantly moreconfident that their financial resources are adequate 112 . At the same time they are notsignificantly more stressed by the need to meet family expectations (item B27) 113 .As a whole group, however, those who draw support from families are significantlymore stressed by the need to do well for the sake of their families 114 . Their averagerating on item B27 is 1.52 on the 0 to 3 scale, compared with a mean of 0.76 for thosenot drawing on family financial support.Whether students draw on family resources or not, they rely on multiple sources offinancial support in almost every case. Apart from the 86 students who are supportedby family alone, there are only 9 other students who draw on one source of financialsupport alone, whether it be savings, work, a form of scholarship or something elsesuch as a loan.There are differences to be seen in students’ concern about their financial situation,based on the source(s) of their financial support. Students who rely wholly or in parton their savings or paid work or ‘other’ sources (mostly loans) for their financialsupport are significantly more concerned about their financial situation than thosewho do not, while students who draw financial support from an Australian scholarshipare significantly less concerned than those who do not 115 .PAID WORKEngagement in paid work has become a common part of the life of the domesticuniversity student in Australia. International students also draw financial supportfrom paid work. Some 268 respondents (27.4 per cent of the sample) have paidemployment. The average number of hours in paid work per week for these studentsis 10.7. Table 19 shows the distribution of hours worked by those who have paidemployment.Table 19Hours worked by students engaged in paid employment1-5 hours 6-10 hours 11-15 hours 16(+)hoursNumber ofstudents(n=268)561045058Percentage ofthose in paidwork20.938.818.721.6111 t=3.20, 108.1 df, p
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSSome demographic factors differentiate among respondents who engage in paid workand those who do not. The strongest distinction is based on category of country oforigin.• A higher than expected percentage of students in the 25-29 and 30-34 agecategories are employed, while a smaller than expected percentage of students inthe below 20 age group are in paid work 116 .• A higher than expected percentage of students in postgraduate courses are in paidwork, while a smaller than expected percentage of students in undergraduatecourses are employed 117 .• More students than expected in the Economics and Commerce Faculty undertakepaid work, while fewer than expected from the Engineering, Science, andMedicine/Dentistry/Health Sciences Faculties do so 118 .• More students than expected from PR China, UK/USA/Canada, South East Asiaand the Pacific, and from Other South Asian countries are employed, while fewerthan expected from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Middle East/NorthAfrica are in paid work 119 .• Students who spoke some English when growing up 120 and students from Asiancountries who completed a Foundation Studies program 121 are also underrepresentedin the group engaged in paid work.There are no significant differences in Connectedness and Cultural Stress scale scoresof those who have/do not have paid work, nor in their scores on the Depression,Anxiety or Stress scales.Students already undertaking paid employment are significantly more likely thanothers to want an increased number of hours of paid work (item B14) 122 . Althoughthose engaged in paid work tend to be more worried about their financial situation andless confident of the adequacy of their financial resources than those not in paid work,there is not a significant statistical difference between the ratings of the two groups onthese two issues (items B21 and B26).Many students are also engaged in unpaid work. Of the 108 students who indicatethis, 106 specified the hours of unpaid work per week that they undertake. Thisinformation is set out in Table 20. The average number of hours of unpaid work perstudent per week is 7.2. Students were not asked to specify the forms of unpaid workin which they engaged.116 2=22.60, 4 df, p
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