RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)3074410.22363/2313-1683-2022-19-1-128-145PERSONALITY IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONЛИЧНОСТЬ В МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИResearch ArticleIs Silence Golden? Chronic Stress and Psychophysiological Indicators’ Changes over Time in International Students: A Pilot StudyМолчание золото? Хронический стресс и динамика психофизиологических показателей у иностранных студентов: пилотное исследованиеhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-3615MuzychenkoIuliia NikolaevnaМузыченкоЮлия Николаевна

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iuliia.muzychenko@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2908-6541ApollonovaIrina AleksandrovnaАпполоноваИрина Александровна

Ph.D., Doctor of Technical Sciences, is Head of Department, Associate Professor of Biomedical Telemetry, Biomedical Statistics, PhD Supervisor at Biomedical Engineering Department

доктор технических наук, заведующая кафедрой биомедицинской инженерии

apollonova-i@yandex.ruEvansDavidЭвансДэвид

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dave83707@gmail.comBauman Moscow State Technical UniversityМосковский государственный технический университет имени Н.Э. БауманаPurdue UniversityУниверситет Пердью01042022191VOL 19, NO1 (2022)ТОМ 19, №1 (2022)12814501042022Copyright ©; 2022, Muzychenko I.N., Apollonova I.A., Evans D.Copyright ©; 2022, Музыченко Ю.Н., Апполонова И.А., Эванс Д.2022Muzychenko I.N., Apollonova I.A., Evans D.Музыченко Ю.Н., Апполонова И.А., Эванс Д.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/30744

Most people assume studying or working abroad would be stressful - but would one ever think that it could be detrimental to the health? Stress literature relates cross-cultural transactions to the chances of gaining higher levels of chronic stress. This paper reports the results of two studies on international students in Moscow in 2018. Specifically, Study 1 assessed how cross-cultural transactions perceived to affect health state during the first 6 months of their relocation. Study 2 aimed to investigate if the psychological stress linked to relocation to a different country can possibly lead to psychobiological effects of chronic stress. In Study 1, qualitative methods were applied to conduct 21 interviews with international students. In Study 2, a longitudinal pilot study was conducted for 10 foreign students during the first 2-5 (M = 3.6) months of their relocation. Stress related to cross-cultural transactions was expected to affect subjective well-being and health variables. The health state was a relatively silent topic in the interview participants of Study 1. The results of Study 2 showed that the participants had changes in the resting heart rate (RHR) baseline. Perceived chronic stress related to cross-cultural transactions may affect psychophysiological state; however, the affect varies depending on a person. Further research is required for the data consistency and for identifying non-invasive objective risk markers and individual stress pathways, with the goal of identifying “at-risk” students and providing treatment options before any serious harm is done to their health.

Большинство людей считают, что учеба или работа за границей - это стресс, но насколько это может нанести вред здоровью? Литература о стрессе связывает межкультурные взаимодействия с шансами получить более высокий уровень хронического стресса. В статье представлены результаты двух исследований иностранных студентов, обучавшихся в Москве в 2018 г. В частности, в исследовании 1 оценивалось, насколько межкультурные взаимодействия воспринимаются как влияющие на состояние здоровья в течение первого полугода пребывания в новой стране. Исследование 2 было направлено на изучение того, может ли психологический стресс, связанный с переездом в другую страну, привести к психофизиологическим последствиям хронического стресса. В исследовании 1 применялись качественные методы: проведено 21 интервью с иностранными студентами. В исследовании 2 проведено лонгитюдное пилотное исследование для 10 иностранных студентов в течение первых 2-5 месяцев (М = 3,6) с их переезда. Ожидалось, что стресс, связанный с межкультурными взаимодействиями, повлияет на субъективное самочувствие и показатели здоровья. Результаты первого исследования показали, что состояние здоровья было относительно «молчаливой», то есть редко упоминаемой темой в интервью. Результаты второго исследования свидетельствуют, что у участников были изменения исходного уровня частоты сердечных сокращений в состоянии покоя. Таким образом, воспринимаемый хронический стресс, связанный с межкультурными взаимодействиями, может влиять на психофизиологическое состояние; однако эффект варьируется в зависимости от индивидуальных различий. Необходимы дальнейшие исследования для согласования данных и выявления неинвазивных объективных маркеров риска и индивидуальных путей развития стресса с целью выявления «групп риска» студентов и предоставления вариантов профилактики до того, как их здоровью будет нанесен какой-либо серьезный вред.

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