Chooi Lin Phooi
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Elisa Azura Azman
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Roslan Ismail
Uraiwan Tongkaemkaew
Food is a basic need and essential in human beings. COVID-19 pandemic challenges us from food and nutrient security, and thus resilient food system is necessary. Home gardening may improve our self-sufficiency level and have a sustainable food system to cope with the challenging situation. Between, home gardening brings many benefits to human health, including physical, mental, and social. Nevertheless, the most significant challenges of home gardening, especially in urban areas, are the substrate properties, light intensity, and temperature. Therefore, further investigation should investigate the impact on food crop yield on a household level, especially in urban areas in different countries.
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Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
International students are more likely to experience mental health issues and increased stress. Mental health is often surrounded by negative societal stigmas that act as barriers to seeking support and tend to lead to greater mental health concerns. International students tend to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers rather than seeking out counseling services. However, this study shows that LGBTQIA+ international students were less likely to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers due to fear of their sexual orientation being discovered and their families finding out about their identity. This study examines how LGBTQIA+ international students talk about their experiences on and off campus in relations to their socioemotional well-being. Specifically, this study sought to better understand the complexities of LGBTQIA+ students’ identities, and the challenges they faced in terms of their socioemotional well-being. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
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international students, socioemotional well-being, mental health, identity development, intersectionality, LGBTQIA