Beyond Host Language Proficiency. Coping Resources Predicting International Students' Satisfaction.

Autor/inn/en	Mak, Anita S.; Bodycott, Peter; Ramburuth, Prem
Titel	Beyond Host Language Proficiency. Coping Resources Predicting International Students' Satisfaction.
Quelle	In: Journal of studies in international education, 19 (2015) 5, S. 460-475Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153; 1552-7808
DOI	10.1177/1028315315587109
Schlagwörter	Lebensvollendung; Soziale Unterstützung; Internationalität; Effektivität; Student; Australien
Abstract	As international students navigate in a foreign educational environment, having higher levels of coping or stress-resistance resources-both internal and external-could be related to increased satisfaction with personal and university life. The internal coping resources examined in this study were host language proficiency, self-esteem, intercultural social self-efficacy, and academic self-efficacy. The external resources studied were perceived social support from (a) hosts and (b) non-hosts. Survey participants were 385 Asian-born international students in Australian universities. Regression analyses revealed that academic self-efficacy and social support from hosts were significant predictors of both personal and university life satisfaction, but the effects of English language proficiency and social support from non-hosts disappeared when other resources were considered. Additional predictors of personal satisfaction were intercultural social self-efficacy and self-esteem. We discuss the implications for future research on the international student experience and for learning support provision for international university students. (HoF/text adopted).
Erfasst von	Institut für Hochschulforschung (HoF) an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Update	2016/2