ERIC Number: EJ1180971
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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The Effects of Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Support on International Students' Psychological Adjustment: Autonomy and Environmental Mastery
Aldawsari, Norah Fahad; Adams, Katharine S.; Grimes, Lee Edmonson; Kohn, Steven
Journal of International Students, v8 n2 p901-924 2018
This study investigated relationships between cross-cultural competence, social support, and international students' psychological adjustment. Participants included 94 international students studying in the United States. The researchers conducted a series of standard multiple regression analysis to predict autonomy and environmental mastery as measured by the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being (Ryff & Keyes, 1995). They found significant positive relationships between autonomy and cross-cultural competence as measured by the Intercultural Competence Scale (ICCS; Fantini & Tirmizi, 2006), and environmental mastery and social support as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farely, 1988). A significant negative relationship was also found between length of residency in the host country, autonomy, and environmental mastery.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cross Cultural Training, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Multiple Regression Analysis, Likert Scales, Well Being, Correlation, Personal Autonomy, Social Support Groups, College Students, Residential Patterns, Online Surveys, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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