Fluctuations in mental well-being during Study Abroad

Abstract This mixed-methods study focuses on the effect of Study Abroad (SA) mental well-being 33 Anglophone students who spent between four and twelve months in Francophone countries. It investigates relationship personality traits. Statistical analyses revealed no significant change start, middle end SA. A closer look at individual patterns showed large fluctuations, with half participants scoring higher other lower start The narratives three whose scores increased most were not very different from decreased most, only (lower) Emotional Stability was linked increase well-being. At group level, significantly to apparent stability during SA seems be result upward downward cancelling each out.