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One hundred and sixty-one participants completed the online survey.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Nearly half (72; 44.52%) reported experiencing xenophobia. Univariate analysis showed statistically significant associations between xenophobia and depression (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.021), anxiety (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.009), and PTSD symptoms (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), but not with alcohol use (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.687). On multivariate analysis, social support had a significant moderating effect on the association between xenophobia and PTSD severity (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.008).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Findings from this study can inform interventions, such as improved access to mental health care for African international students in South Africa that may produce substantial benefits in terms of mental health and related outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s40615-025-02682-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,16]],"date-time":"2025-10-16T13:39:26Z","timestamp":1760621966000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mental Health in Relation to Xenophobic Experiences among African University Students in South Africa"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5842-4362","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Akeem","family":"Adedolapo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5862-5941","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Merga B.","family":"Feyasa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7980-0048","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muneeb","family":"Salie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5118-786X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soraya","family":"Seedat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2682_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.31920\/2050-4306\/2019\/8n2a5","volume":"8","author":"AO Akinola","year":"2019","unstructured":"Akinola AO. 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