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Role of CMC in Emotional Support for Depressed Foreign Students in Japan

Moving to another country for a prolonged period of time predisposes foreign students to acculturative stress, which can contribute to the onset of depressive disorders. We explored how modern communication technology mediates emotional support for depressed and non-depressed foreign students during their sojourn. We conducted in-depth interviews with twelve foreign students in Japanese universities, six of whom were diagnosed as clinically depressed. We discuss how the type and source of emotional support changes during foreign students' sojourn, and compare support-seeking and coping behaviors enabled by computer-mediated communication (CMC) technology between depressed and non-depressed foreign students.