The First Year of Acculturation: A Longitudinal Study on Acculturative Stress and Adjustment among First-Year International College Students

Autor/inn/en	Koo, Katie; Baker, Ian; Yoon, Jiyoon
Titel	The First Year of Acculturation: A Longitudinal Study on Acculturative Stress and Adjustment among First-Year International College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 11 (2021) 2, S.278-298 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Koo, Katie) ORCID (Baker, Ian) ORCID (Yoon, Jiyoon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Foreign Students; Student Adjustment; Student Satisfaction; Acculturation; Stress Variables; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Majors (Students); Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Psychological Patterns; Social Integration; Self Esteem; Predictor Variables; Time Perspective; Private Colleges; Research Universities; Foreign Countries; China; India; South Korea; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Akkulturation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Soziale Integration; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Prädiktor; Zeitbezug; Privathochschule; Forschungseinrichtung; Ausland; Indien; Korea; Republik; Saudi-Arabien; Türkei; Griechenland
Abstract	We analyzed 192 first-year international college students in the Mid-Atlantic region to examine the change in international students' acculturative stress, adjustment, and collegiate experiences during their first year of enrollment in U.S. higher education. We found that male students, students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds, and students majoring in the humanities showed higher rates of acculturative stress and lower rates of satisfaction with college experiences compared with their counterparts. International students reported decreased acculturative stress and homesickness and increased English proficiency, social connectedness, and satisfaction with college experiences during the last week of the first year compared to the first week of their first semester. Satisfaction with college experiences, English proficiency, social connectedness, and self-esteem were significant predictors of acculturative stress. Lastly, acculturative stress at the beginning of the first year and satisfaction with college experiences at the end of the first year affected each other reciprocally over 1 year. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01