Home Away Home: Better Understanding of the Role of Social Support in Predicting Cross-Cultural Adjustment among International Students

Autor/inn/en	Baba, Yoko; Hosoda, Megumi
Titel	Home Away Home: Better Understanding of the Role of Social Support in Predicting Cross-Cultural Adjustment among International Students
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 48 (2014) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Social Support Groups; Foreign Students; Acculturation; Student Adjustment; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Influences; Stress Variables; Social Influences; Hypothesis Testing; College Students; Questionnaires; Academic Achievement; Money Management; Likert Scales; Cultural Differences; Social Bias; Student Characteristics; Correlation; Multiple Regression Analysis; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Akkulturation; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Schulleistung; Likert-Skala; Kultureller Unterschied; Korrelation; Kalifornien
Abstract	Numerous studies have examined international students' adjustment problems, yet, these studies have not explored the mechanisms through which social support operates in the context of stressful events in predicting cross-cultural adjustment among international students. Using Barrera's (1988) models of social support, the present study investigated the relationship among stress factors, social support, and cross-cultural adjustment among international students. Results showed support for the direct effects model and the social support deterioration model: social support was directly related to cross-cultural adjustment; and also acted as a partial mediator of the stress factors and cross-cultural adjustment. However, social support did not buffer the negative effects of the stress factors on cross-cultural adjustment. The authors discuss implications of the results for higher-education institutions, faculty, and international student advisors. (As Provided).
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