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Book Synopsis UNIVERSITY ADJUSTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN APU: THE ROLE OF STRESS AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT by : JAMILYN TAUSA GALACIO.
Download or read book UNIVERSITY ADJUSTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN APU: THE ROLE OF STRESS AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT written by JAMILYN TAUSA GALACIO. and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Life stress and psychological adjustment among American, Asian-American and Asian foreign graduate students by : Chia-Feng Chen
Download or read book Life stress and psychological adjustment among American, Asian-American and Asian foreign graduate students written by Chia-Feng Chen and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Role of Hardiness and Perceptions of Social Support in the Early College Adjustment of International Students by : S. Ali Mirzadeh
Download or read book The Role of Hardiness and Perceptions of Social Support in the Early College Adjustment of International Students written by S. Ali Mirzadeh and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis International Students' Perceptions of University Assistance with Their Social Adjustment by : Sarah E. Ebinger
Download or read book International Students' Perceptions of University Assistance with Their Social Adjustment written by Sarah E. Ebinger and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social support has been found to contribute to an overall positive adjustment for International students in U.S. colleges. This study addressed the relationship between International students' perceptions of university assistance in adjusting to campus life and their social adjustment levels. Questionnaires were divided into two sections: 1) university helpfulness in connecting with others - collegiate personnel and students - in the campus community and through the various campus events offered; and 2) assessing social adjustment through The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). The questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate students attending a private Midwestern university with 62 usable responses gathered from 31 American and 31 International students representing eight international countries. The university had 68 undergraduate International students and 45.4% participated in the current study. Statistical analyses revealed that Americans were more socially adjusted to university life when compared with International students (p.001). The data also disclosed that there was no relationship between level of adjustment to campus life and student perception of being respected by peers and faculty (p.05). However, International students with relatively lower social adjustment were observed as more likely to perceive campus activities as less useful than their more well-adjusted International peers, though no significance was found (p>.05). All the International students reported being treated well by faculty and students, yet improvements were suggested for social events to include opportunities for multicultural relations. Implications of this study suggest that well-developed campus events that connect International and American students could have a positive impact on social adjustment for International students.
Book Synopsis Searching for Success by : Gilberte Bastien
Download or read book Searching for Success written by Gilberte Bastien and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over recent decades, the number of international students enrolled in American universities has continued to increase. International students face a number of challenges in adapting to a new cultural milieu. The process of transitioning from one cultural environment to another is known as acculturation . Previous studies of acculturation have identified acculturative stress, English proficiency, and social support as key factors associated with the overall adjustment of international students (Mori, 2000; Pedersen, 1991; Sandhu, 1995, Sandhu & Asrabadi, 1998). Of particular significance for international students are the challenges stemming from pedagogical differences between foreign and U.S. institutions of higher learning. Despite an extensive body of acculturation research, few studies have provided an in-depth examination of the academic component of acculturation. The present study sought to extend the work in this area by examining factors impacting academic adjustment. Predictors of academic adjustment of international students were investigated with a sample of 122 undergraduate and graduate international students at a mid-sized university in northern Mississippi. Based on Berry (1997) and Ward's (1993) acculturation models, it was hypothesized that academic adjustment and psychosocial adjustment would be predicted by different variables. Hierarchical regressions revealed length of stay in the U.S., English proficiency, and help-seeking were the strongest predictors of academic adjustment, whereas age and attachment to the university community predicted psychological adjustment. Psychological adjustment was also significantly associated with acculturation strategy and cultural distance. Results support Ward and Kennedy's proposed distinction between the psychological and socio-cultural components of cultural adjustment and suggest the need for targeted support interventions to facilitate adjustment in each domain.
Book Synopsis The Role of Social Support on Acculturation Stress and Allostatic Load Among First- and Second-generation Immigrant College Students by : Lisa Garsman
Download or read book The Role of Social Support on Acculturation Stress and Allostatic Load Among First- and Second-generation Immigrant College Students written by Lisa Garsman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the relationship between acculturation stress and allostatic load, and the effect of social support on this relationship among first- and second-generation immigrant college students. Rationale: Research suggests acculturation stress may be a contributing factor to chronic health problems such as obesity, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Numerous studies have explored the effects of general stress on mental and physical health, but less is known about the cumulative effect of acculturative stress on the body's physiologic processes, referred to as allostatic load. Previous studies have indicated that factors such as cumulative exposure to chronic stress, age of arrival, and time living in the United States all contribute to higher levels of allostatic load in new immigrants. There is strong evidence of the stress-buffering effects of social support specifically regarding acculturative stress. However, to date little is known about the effects of social support on acculturative stress and allostatic load. Methods: A sample of 73 first- and second-generation immigrant undergraduate college students were recruited from Saint Peter's University, an ethnically diverse college in Jersey City. Independent variables were measures of acculturative stress, level of acculturation, perceived social support, and perceived general stress. Blood biomarkers were collected and analyzed to calculate a composite score index as a measure of allostatic load as the dependent variable. Results: Acculturation stress was lower among individuals who indicated their level of acculturation as being either assimilation or integration. Although the results of the regression with acculturative stress as the predictor of total allostatic load was not significant, acculturative stress significantly predicted systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Friends' social support and acculturative stress did significantly predict allostatic load, with higher levels of social support decreasing allostatic load. Conclusions: There is increasing evidence that immigrant students who are marginalized may experience higher levels of acculturative stress compared to those who are more integrated. The results of this study add to previous findings that higher social support is associated with lower allostatic load. Future research using longitudinal designs is necessary to examine health behaviors relating to immigration and their influence on allostatic load.
Book Synopsis Examining International Students' Psychosocial Adjustment to Life in the United States by : Jing Zhang
Download or read book Examining International Students' Psychosocial Adjustment to Life in the United States written by Jing Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, containing two journal-formatted manuscripts, examines factors associated with international students' psychosocial adjustment to life in the United States. In the first manuscript, I systematically reviewed 64 studies reporting predictors of international student adjustment, which were published in English language peer-reviewed journals from 1990 to 2008. I summarized predictors by adjustment outcomes and assessed the methodological quality of individual studies. In the second manuscript, I investigated mechanisms through which acculturation influenced psychosocial adjustment of Chinese international students, by electronically surveying a sample of 508 Chinese international students from four universities in Texas. Specifically, the mechanisms investigated in this report refer to the mediating and moderating effects of social interaction and social connectedness with host nationals upon the acculturation-adjustment linkages. Results portrayed in the first manuscript showed stress, social support, English language proficiency, region/country of origin, length of residence in the United States, acculturation, social interaction with Americans, self-efficacy, gender, and personality were among the most frequently reported predictors of international students' psychosocial adjustment. The mean methodological score of the reviewed studies was 6.25 (SD=1.8; maximum possible score=11). The reviewed studies overcame selected methodological limitations pointed out by Church in his review, but show room for continued improvement. Results portrayed in the second manuscript showed social connectedness with Americans mediated the links between adherence to the host culture (acculturation dimension) and psychosocial adjustment. Social interaction with Americans moderated the association between adherence to the home culture (acculturation dimension) and depression. Findings from this dissertation have implications for health promotion research and practice. First, this dissertation calls for a revision in the sojourner adjustment framework to address the shared elements underlying both adjustment domains (psychological and sociocultural). Second, more studies are needed to a) examine macro-level factors and currently under-investigated micro-level factors, b) test theories that integrate micro- and macro-level factors, c) examine mediation and moderation effects, and d) systematically employ longitudinal designs and comparison groups. Third, health promotion professionals would do well to address predictors and mechanisms found in this dissertation when developing evidence-based interventions for international students.
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Acculturative Stress Level and Perceived Social Support Among Korean International Students by : Sa Ra Yun
Download or read book The Relationship Between Acculturative Stress Level and Perceived Social Support Among Korean International Students written by Sa Ra Yun and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Role of Social Support in the Effectiveness of College Counseling for International Students by : Hongjun Tan
Download or read book The Role of Social Support in the Effectiveness of College Counseling for International Students written by Hongjun Tan and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous studies on college counseling have shown that international student clients (ISC) have higher baseline psychological distress and benefit less from individual psychotherapy in a university counseling center (UCC) setting compared to domestic student clients (DSC). International students face various practical challenges in adjusting to life in a foreign country, and social support plays a crucial role in their adjustments and psychological well-being. Social support is shown to be a transdiagnostic and transtheoretical client-level predictor of psychotherapy outcome (Constantino et al., 2021). This study aimed to replicate the baseline distress and treatment outcome differences between ISCs and DSCs, and examine whether and how perceived social support contribute to this difference. The study used data collected from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health Practice Research Network (CCMH PRN) which involves 34,090 clients treated by 1,887 therapists in 94 UCCs between 2017-2019, including 1,692 ISCs from 127 countries and regions. Analyses of variance and covariance were conducted to explore our research questions, and we used matching methods to address the demographic imbalance within this dataset and conducted the same analyses. ISCs reported higher pre-treatment distress as well as lower social network support than DSCs, but there was no difference in post-treatment distress. Social support was shown to be positively related with better treatment outcome. We also discovered nuanced differences in results using the demographically matched dataset. Implications for clinical practice and future research will be discussed.
Book Synopsis How Does Acculturation Stress, Adjustment to College, and Levels of Mental Health Impact Help-seeking Attitudes in International Students by : Elena Cela
Download or read book How Does Acculturation Stress, Adjustment to College, and Levels of Mental Health Impact Help-seeking Attitudes in International Students written by Elena Cela and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: In the U.S, there are currently 19,828,000 international students emanating from many places around the world, and they make up 5.5 percent of the total U.S higher education population (Institute of International Education, 2018). Given the barriers that the majority of international students face, including acculturation stress, level of support, language barriers, mental health, and college adjustment, the current study aimed to look at the collective population of international students studying in the United States to identify how acculturation stress, college adjustment, mental health, and levels of support impact their help-seeking attitudes in hope to provide more information on how we can best serve the international student population on college campuses. This study was designed to determine if acculturation stress, adjustment to college, and mental health are associated with help-seeking attitudes in international students. Four universities were contacted to participate in the study, but only two responded, resulting in a total of 19 surveys started and 14 fully completed from international students at Springfield College and the University of Hartford. Seven of those who completed the survey identified as female and seven as male. In the overall survey, there were eight students from China, two from Nepal, two from Canada, and the rest from Russia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Kuwait, India, and South Africa. Of these students, six attended classes from their home countries, and eight attended in the USA. Given the limited responses to the study, we could not obtain generalizable information. However, the study did find that international female-identified individuals may experience more mental health challenges than their male counterparts. Future avenues for this study can include working with more universities to expand the sample size and the diversity of students involved.
Book Synopsis Effects of Social Support Networks in Cross-cultural Adaptation of International Students in the United States by : Maria Dolores Molina Davila
Download or read book Effects of Social Support Networks in Cross-cultural Adaptation of International Students in the United States written by Maria Dolores Molina Davila and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise in international student enrollment in the United States and the goal of creating multicultural campuses has prompted the need to further the study of cross-cultural adaptation. This study investigates the influence of social support networks in the adaptation process of international students through a relational regulation perspective (Lakey & Orehek, 2011). International students from two southwestern universities were surveyed. Data was analyzed using regression analysis. In contrast to past literature (Bochner, McLeod, & Lin, 1977; Furnham & Alibhai, 1985), commonly using a stress-buffering approach, perceived balance social support did not predict acculturative stress. Furthermore, there was a correlation between the strength of the conational friend network and acculturative stress for students that have been in the United States the longest. However, these students had a lower overall conational friend network on average. Results of this study suggest the conational network is also important for the final stages of adaptation. Finally, the collectivism/individualism worldview dimension was important when analyzing the preferred social support network of students as collectivism influenced the strength of the conational friend and American friend social support networks. However, individualism did not significantly influence the strength of any social support network. Additionally, collectivism was also related to higher levels of acculturative stress. Overall, this study reinforces Kim and Ruben's (1987) Stress-Adaptation-Growth Model as stress and growth are seen as integrated in the adaptation process. The fact that a balanced social support networks did not indicate a variation in acculturative stress does not mean participants will not adapt to the new environment, as stress is a major component during the acculturation process. This study raises the need to study international student's social support networks through a relational regulation perspective. Using this approach will also serve to analyze the role of each social support network through time.
Book Synopsis The Impact of Perceived Social Support on the Psychosocial Adjustment of First-year University Students by : Renée Leigh Kirkland
Download or read book The Impact of Perceived Social Support on the Psychosocial Adjustment of First-year University Students written by Renée Leigh Kirkland and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Perceived Social Support from Family and from Friends and Student Adjustment to College by : Katharyn Rae Whitlatch Schwartz
Download or read book Perceived Social Support from Family and from Friends and Student Adjustment to College written by Katharyn Rae Whitlatch Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stress and Subjective Well-being Among Online College Students: Examining the Role of Social Support by : Angela Robinson
Download or read book Stress and Subjective Well-being Among Online College Students: Examining the Role of Social Support written by Angela Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and well-being among online undergraduate college students, and to explore the role of social support as a potential moderator in this relationship. This study utilized cross-sectional survey data collected from 175 undergraduate students enrolled exclusively in online courses during the spring 2021 semester at an urban, public university in the midsouth US. Roughly 65% of the sample was comprised of nontraditional-aged students, those 24 years and older. A series of MANOVAs revealed statistically significant differences in perceived stress and social support across age, gender, and race. Regression results revealed that perceived stress and social support account for 36% of the variance in online college students well-being, with additional evidence suggesting that social support functions as a main effect and not a buffering effect on the well-being of these students. Significant findings of this study highlight the diverse perspectives of stress and support among online college students and draws attention to the impact of stress and support on online students subjective well-being. This study provides practical implications for higher education professionals and theoretical implications for how social support may function among online undergraduate college students..
Book Synopsis Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Physical Activity Among International Students in the United States by : Bo Soo Kim
Download or read book Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Physical Activity Among International Students in the United States written by Bo Soo Kim and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which acculturative stress is associated with physical activity levels of international students, the influence of types and sources of social support on their physical activity levels, and the degree to which social support affects the relationship between their physical activity levels and acculturative stress. 215 Korean international students from Bryan-College Station, Texas, were recruited for this study. The results revealed that only the stressor of English language difficulty, one of acculturative stress, negatively influenced physical activity levels. Social support was positively associated with physical activity levels. Finally, in the role of social support between acculturative stress and physical activity levels, the support of Korean friends and American friends positively affected vigorous physical activity level. These results suggest that social support for international students is likely to be one of most important factors for their physical activity levels. Since the convenient sample of Korean international students may not be representative of international students in the United States, further study needs representative samples in order to establish the generality of international students studying in the United States. Moreover, future research is necessary to examine various sources and types of social support which influence physical activity of international students.
Book Synopsis The Role of Ethnicity Among International Students in Adjustment to Acculturative Stress by : Mohd Tajudin Hj Ninggal
Download or read book The Role of Ethnicity Among International Students in Adjustment to Acculturative Stress written by Mohd Tajudin Hj Ninggal and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Impact of Social Support and Coping on Acculturation and Acculturative Stress Among East Asian International Students by : Young-an Ra
Download or read book The Impact of Social Support and Coping on Acculturation and Acculturative Stress Among East Asian International Students written by Young-an Ra and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediation effects of social support and coping on the relationship between levels of acculturation and acculturative stress among East Asian international students from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. In addition, this study also aimed to investigate whether a specific source of social support (i.e., family and old friends, new friends in the U.S., universities and colleges) and a specific type of coping (i.e., task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, avoidance-oriented coping) mediate the effects of acculturation on acculturative stress. The final sample included 210 East Asian international students with F-1 visas enrolled at American institutions of higher education. To explore its research questions, the study conducted hierarchical multiple regression analyses. The results showed partial mediation effects of social support and coping on the relationship between acculturation and acculturative stress of East Asian international students. Moreover, the results revealed that social support from new friends in the U.S. and universities and colleges partially mediate the levels of acculturation on acculturative stress. However, this study found no mediation effect of social support from family and old friends back in the students' home countries. Additionally, there were partial mediation effects of task-oriented coping and avoidance-oriented coping on the relationship between acculturation and acculturative stress. Emotion-oriented coping, however, did not mediate the effects of acculturation on acculturative stress. At the close of this paper, I will also discuss the study's implications, limitations, and strengths, and then will offer recommendations for future research.
