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HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSsignificant main effect on stress for item B27 (stress experienced in trying to meetfamily expectations - one of the items of the Cultural Stress scale) exists, withsignificant increases in the Stress scale score for each successive rating level (0 –3) on item B27 233 .• There are also significant positive correlations between the Stress scale and theAbuse and Distress scale 234 , the Perceptions of Drug Use 235 scale, the Perceptionsof Alcohol Use 236 scale, and the Perceptions of Gambling and Smoking 237 scale.In order to determine the best predictors of the Stress scale, all of the above tenvariables were entered into a multiple linear regression analysis. The model achievedprovides a significant prediction of the Stress scale (F(2,154)=26.14, p