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ERIC Number: EJ989141
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jul
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0167
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Advisory Working Alliance, Perceived English Proficiency, and Acculturative Stress
Wei, Meifen; Tsai, Pei-Chun; Chao, Ruth Chu-Lien; Du, Yi; Lin, Shu-Ping
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v59 n3 p437-448 Jul 2012
The aim of this study was to examine the moderators of (a) general or cross-cultural advisory working alliances and (b) perceived English proficiency on the association between acculturative stress and psychological distress. A total of 143 East Asian international students completed an online survey. Results from a hierarchical regression indicated significant three-way interactions of (a) General Advisory Working Alliances x Perceived English Proficiency x Acculturative Stress on Psychological Distress and (b) Cross-Cultural Advisory Working Alliances x Perceived English Proficiency x Acculturative Stress on Psychological Distress. Specifically, the present results indicated that acculturative stress was significantly associated with psychological distress only when students perceived lower English proficiency and had a stronger general or cross-cultural advisory working alliance. However, acculturative stress was not significantly related to psychological distress when these students perceived lower English proficiency and had a weaker advisory working alliance (i.e., general or cross-cultural). In addition, acculturative stress was also not significantly related to psychological distress when these students perceived higher English proficiency and had a stronger or weaker advisory working alliance (i.e., general or cross-cultural). (Contains 2 figures, 5 tables, and 1 footnote.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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