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.460-475 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315315587109
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Student Satisfaction; Stress Variables; College Students; Stress Management; Language Proficiency; Self Esteem; Self Efficacy; Student Surveys; Asians; Regression (Statistics); Predictor Variables; Higher Education; Acculturation; Measures (Individuals); Likert Scales; Comparative Analysis; Correlation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülerbefragung; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Prädiktor; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Akkulturation; Messdaten; Likert-Skala; Korrelation; 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01