The Domains of Cross-Cultural Adjustment: An Empirical Study with International Students

Autor/inn/en	Campos, Joana; Pinto, Luisa Helena; Hippler, Thomas
Titel	The Domains of Cross-Cultural Adjustment: An Empirical Study with International Students
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 12 (2022) 2, S.422-443 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pinto, Luisa Helena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Student Adjustment; Student Attitudes; Factor Analysis; Validity; Correlation; Interpersonal Relationship; Higher Education; Counseling Services; Cultural Differences; Acculturation; Measures (Individuals); Student Characteristics; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Student Mobility; Study Abroad; Personality Theories; Rating Scales; Undergraduate Students; Second Language Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schülerverhalten; Faktorenanalyse; Gültigkeit; Korrelation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kultureller Unterschied; Akkulturation; Messdaten; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Mobility; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Personality theory; Persönlichkeitstheorie; Rating-Skala; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	This study examines the dimensionality of a new measure of international students' adjustment using a sample of 189 international students. Drawing on earlier conceptualizations of cross-cultural adjustment as a person-environment fit and a previous scale measuring adjustment from the expatriate literature, this study shows that this scale can be meaningfully adapted to the higher education context. Confirmatory factor analyses identified a stable 8-factor structure with adequate psychometric properties. Descriptive analysis confirms that international students are fairly adjusted in a number of distinct domains. The findings also provide criterion-related validity by showing positive associations between host social interaction and host connectedness and students' adjustment. This study contributes to the literature by offering a theoretically based scale that assesses international students' adjustment on a wide range of dimensions. It puts forward a useful tool for higher education counsellors and support services to monitor international students' adjustment and avoid adjustment difficulties. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01