International students on the edge: The precarious impacts of financial stress

Wilson, S; Hastings, C; Morris, A; Ramia, G; Mitchell, E

International students on the edge: The precarious impacts of financial stress

Wilson, S Hastings, C

Morris, A

Ramia, G Mitchell, E

Permalink

Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Sociology, 2022, pp. 144078332210847
Issue Date:: 2022-03-07

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	JOS1084756 (2).pdf	Accepted version	685.7 kB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, S
dc.contributor.author	Hastings, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-8118
dc.contributor.author	Morris, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-5370
dc.contributor.author	Ramia, G
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, E
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-06T06:41:34Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-06T06:41:34Z
dc.date.issued	2022-03-07
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sociology, 2022, pp. 144078332210847
dc.identifier.issn	1440-7833
dc.identifier.issn	1741-2978
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/155970
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p> International students are an important global cohort of ‘noncitizens’ whose experiences are central concerns for urban sociologists and migration scholars. Drawing on survey fieldwork conducted among international students in the private rental sector in Sydney and Melbourne during 2019, this article provides new knowledge about the hardships experienced by international students who report financial stress. Using a modified scale developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we highlight the accelerating role of high levels of financial stress in producing disruptive events such as housing evictions and fears of homelessness, as well as reliance on inadequate housing like ‘hot-bedding’. Financial stress is significantly more likely for students from low-GNI (gross national income) countries and higher stress reduces wellbeing. Access to paid employment, however, does not ‘protect’ against higher financial stress. We conclude that higher education policymakers need tools and policies to prevent disruptive life events among international students related to financial stress, particularly those associated with housing. </jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101073
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sociology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/14407833221084756
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1606 Political Science, 1608 Sociology, 2002 Cultural Studies
dc.subject.classification	Sociology
dc.title	International students on the edge: The precarious impacts of financial stress
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1606 Political Science
utslib.for	1608 Sociology
utslib.for	2002 Cultural Studies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-04-06T06:41:33Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

International students are an important global cohort of ‘noncitizens’ whose experiences are central concerns for urban sociologists and migration scholars. Drawing on survey fieldwork conducted among international students in the private rental sector in Sydney and Melbourne during 2019, this article provides new knowledge about the hardships experienced by international students who report financial stress. Using a modified scale developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we highlight the accelerating role of high levels of financial stress in producing disruptive events such as housing evictions and fears of homelessness, as well as reliance on inadequate housing like ‘hot-bedding’. Financial stress is significantly more likely for students from low-GNI (gross national income) countries and higher stress reduces wellbeing. Access to paid employment, however, does not ‘protect’ against higher financial stress. We conclude that higher education policymakers need tools and policies to prevent disruptive life events among international students related to financial stress, particularly those associated with housing.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/155970