Appendix 2: Interview Questions

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Mental Health of International Students at Mason

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RESEARCH PROCEDURES
This research is being conducted to investigate mental health issues among international
students at Mason. If you agree to participate, you will be asked to (include description of
research activities and information on the duration of the participation.
RISKS
The foreseeable risks or discomforts include possibly feeling uncomfortable talking about
difficult emotions.
BENEFITS
There are no benefits to you as a participant other than to further research about mental health
issues among international students at Mason.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The data in this study will be confidential.
The survey will not collect any names, email addresses, or information that can identify you.
While it is understood that no computer transmission can be perfectly secure, reasonable
efforts will be made to protect the confidentiality of your transmission.
No names or identities of interview participants will be shared beyond the research team. For
reporting purposes and on interview transcripts, people interviewed will be given false
names. Audio recordings of interviews will be kept until the end of the summer, then deleted.
PARTICIPATION
Your participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time and for any
reason. If you decide not to participate or if you withdraw from the study, there is no penalty.
There are no costs to you or any other party.
CONTACT
This research is being conducted by the Summer 2016 PROV 106: Research Methods class at
George Mason University under the supervision of Dr. Sharon Doetsch-Kidder. She may be
reached at 703-993-1160 for questions or to report a research-related problem. You may
contact the George Mason University Office of Research Integrity & Assurance at 703-9934121 if you have questions or comments regarding your rights as a participant in the research.
CONSENT
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I have read this form, all of my questions have been answered by the research staff, and I
agree to participate in this study.
_______ I agree to audio recording.
_______ I do not agree to audio recording.

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Name
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Interview 1
Group

Members:

Ali

Al Derei

and

Jinsil lee

Who?
CAPS counselor

What questions?

Do you think the students suffer from the mental health? If yes, what are the common symptoms
among students?
What kind of the tools do you use as a counselor to assist the student who has mental health issues?
Why do you think some students are afraid of visiting counselor?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of visiting counselor? Do students feel good when they are
done with the treatment?
How would you like to deal/handle these issues with the students who are facing the mental health
problem?
How effective the treatments are for international students?
How long does the treatment take to make sure that the student is alright with the symptom that the
student was suffering with?
How do you make the students feel comfortable when they came to CAPS?
How do you deal with the students who are not willing to answer the questions that you have asked?
What is the first question that you ask to the student when they came into your room?
What is the main cause of the common symptoms of international students?

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Interview 2
Hassan Alblooshi
I will do the interview with couple of students at George Mason University. I have chosen two students so
far. The first student is a pathway student and the second one is a direct admission student. I have chosen a
pathway and direct students because I want to know the differences between into mason and direct
admission students. And I am really more interested to meet students who were into mason and went direct
in George Mason University because next semester I will be a direct student in the university. I want to ask
them what they experienced when they became a direct student and what problems they faced. Moreover,
this interview will help me a lot for the future and will break my shyness attitude with the native
Americans students because speaking in English with natives is to hard for me as it is a second language.
1- What is the differences between direct and pathway student?
2- How did you organize your graduation plan?
3- What do you want to be after you graduate?
4- How you will use your major in your job?
5- Are you deciding to take a double major or minor? Why?
6- How often you study?
7- What difficulties did you faced while choosing classes alone?
8- Did you made the decision to choose classes or you asked people who took the class before?
9- Do you recommend me to live on campus or off? Why?
10- What is better studying with a group or alone?

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