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ERIC Number: ED327907
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Nov
Pages: 25
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Communication Adaptability and Interaction Involvement as Predictors of Cross-Cultural Adjustment.
Chen, Guo-Ming
A study of 142 foreign college students staying in the United States examined the effects of communication adaptability and interaction involvement on cross-cultural adjustment. Further testing was conducted to investigate which of the components of communication adaptability and interaction involvement best predicted the dimensions of cross-cultural adjustment. It was hypothesized that significant and positive relationships existed among communication adaptability, interaction involvement, and cross-cultural adjustment. E. W. Wheeless and R. L. Duran's 20-item Communicative Adaptability Scale was administered to the students, as were D. J. Cegala's 18-item Interaction Involvement Scale and A. Furnham and S. Bochner's 26-item Social Situations Questionnaire. The results supported the hypothesis. Differences among the subjects from diverse countries were reported. (Two tables are included; 50 references are attached.) (Author/SG)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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