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Acculturative Stress, Parental and Professor Attachment, and College Adjustment in Asian International Students
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Han, Suejung; Pistole, M. Carole; Caldwell, Jarred M. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2017
This study examined parental and professor attachment as buffers against acculturative stress and as predictors of college adjustment of 210 Asian international students (AISs). Moderated hierarchical regression analyses revealed that acculturative stress negatively and secure parental and professor attachment positively predicted academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Attachment Behavior, Student Adjustment, Acculturation
Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Counseling Services among Chinese International Students: Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, and English Proficiency
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Li, Jiaqi; Marbley, Aretha Faye; Bradley, Loretta J.; Lan, William – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2016
The authors examined the help-seeking attitudes of 109 Chinese international students studying in the United States. Results revealed that significant relationships exist among acculturation, ethnic identity, English proficiency, and attitudes toward seeking professional counseling services. Limitations and recommendations for future research are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Ethnicity, Self Concept, Language Proficiency
The Effect of Perfectionism and Acculturative Stress on Levels of Depression Experienced by East Asian International Students
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Hamamura, Toshitaka; Laird, Philip G. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2014
This study examined relationships among acculturative stress, grade point average satisfaction, maladaptive perfectionism, and depression in 52 East Asian international students and 126 North American students. Results indicated that a combined effect of perfectionism and acculturative stress accounted for more than 30% of the variance related to…
Descriptors: Asians, Foreign Students, Acculturation, Stress Variables
Alcohol Use, Acculturative Stress, and Drinking Motivation among International Community College Students
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Koyama, Chieko; Belli, Gabriella – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2011
Alcohol use, acculturative stress, and drinking motivations of 262 students in English as a second language programs in a U.S. community college were explored. Alcohol consumption was generally low, but differences between two groups with different legal statuses indicate the need to consider subgroups of international students for research…
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Drinking, Stress Variables, Motivation
Comparing Japanese International College Students' and U.S. College Students' Mental-Health-Related Stigmatizing Attitudes
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Masuda, Akihiko; Hayes, Steven C.; Twohig, Michael P.; Lillis, Jason; Fletcher, Lindsay B.; Gloster, Andrew T. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2009
This study examined differences between Japanese international college students and U. S. college students on stigma toward people with psychological disorders, stigma tolerance in help seeking, and self-concealment. Japanese international students had greater stigma toward individuals with psychological disorders than did their U.S. counterparts.…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Help Seeking, Psychology
Acculturation and Attitudes of Asian International Students toward Seeking Psychological Help.
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Zhang, Naijian; Dixon, David N. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2003
Relationships between acculturation and attitudes toward psychological help seeking were studied with 170 Asian international students. Results showed a significant relationship between levels of acculturation and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Significant correlations were found between students' levels of acculturation…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Client Attitudes (Human Services), Counseling, Foreign Students
Acculturation of Vietnamese Students Living in or Away from Vietnamese Communities.
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Duan, Changming; Vu, Paul – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2000
A t-test comparison of the acculturation levels of Vietnamese students living in or away from Vietnamese communities found higher overall acculturation for the former than for the latter group and no difference in the Value dimension of acculturation. Age and length of residency in the United States predicted acculturation. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Age Differences, Asian Americans, College Students