A stepping stone to the “West”: Academic adaptation of international students from post-Soviet countries in Hungary

Yerken, Aigerim; Luu, Lan Anh Nguyen

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.06.005

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“…Similarly, a welcoming and inclusive campus environment can make it easier for international students to adapt. This aligns with previous research showing the importance of a supportive campus atmosphere (Yerken and Luu, 2022).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the sociocultural adjustment scale among international students in Malaysia

En,

Rosnon,

Zaremohzzabieh

et al. 2024

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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The sociocultural adaptation scale is a tool commonly used to assess how international students adjust to new cultures. Although it has been shown to be useful, there's little proof that it works well for students in non-Western countries. Our study aimed to create and test a version of this tool for international students in Malaysia, with 428 participants. We looked at whether the tool worked the same way for people of different genders, ages, and academic majors. At first, our results showed that the tool was not a perfect fit, but after careful adjustments, including removing items that did not fit well and improving how items were linked, we significantly improved how well the tool worked. The updated tool effectively measures how well international students adapt to new cultures. Moreover, our study found that the tool worked consistently across different demographic groups, offering new insights into how gender, age, and academic major affect students' sociocultural adaptation. These findings make the tool more useful in various settings and help us better understand the complex factors that influence how international students adjust to living in multicultural environments.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the sociocultural adjustment scale among international students in Malaysia

En,

Rosnon,

Zaremohzzabieh

et al. 2024

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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“…In this study, academic adaptation refers to the process by which students become accustomed to the academic environment of a university, including academic standards, expectations, and the rigours of higher-level coursework. Among the many psychological, social, and academic aspects it covers are the maturation of one's study abilities and accomplishments, the expansion of one's social circle, and the integration into the university's unique academic and cultural milieu (Yerken & Luu, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Examining the Relationships between Academic Adaptation and Life-Domain Issues among Working University Students in Estonia

Toyon

2023

IJLTER

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Juggling work, personal responsibilities, and academic obligations can be challenging for many students, who work while studying, potentially leading to difficulties in adapting to the academic demands and compromising academic success. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between life domain (e.g., work, personal, and university) obstacles and academic adaptation among working university students in Estonia. Using the data from the Eurostudent-VII survey, the study estimated quantitative measures of association. The findings suggest that work-related issues negatively affect academic adaptation, while concerns related to childcare and the financial situation did not have any statistically significant impact. In contrast, issues with unsuitable and demanding academic programmes were found to significantly affect academic adaptation for working students. This study sheds light on the challenges faced by working students and the manner in which these obstacles can affect academic experiences, underscoring the need for support for employed university students in Estonia. Such knowledge can be put to further research use, and it can also inform initiatives aimed at assisting students, who are simultaneously working and pursuing higher education.

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“…The size of the Coben effect is average (0.164), so there are significant relationships between constructs, and the determined discriminant validity (0.444) is acceptable. We assume that young people do not have ingrained habits of a corrupt nature, such as offering gifts to doctors, which were identified as a Soviet legacy; this signals the possibility to avoid post-Soviet legacy shaping in an economic (Berkowitz and DeJong, 2011), political (Blavatskyy, 2021), electoral (Leukavets et al, 2023) and cultural (Kim and Comunian, 2022;Yerken and Luu, 2022) context and hindering the socio-economic development and Westernisation processes in Baltic countries ( Agh, 2019) part of which Lithuania is. Since the studied sample consists of young people, the negative path coefficient is related to the age of individuals and the political system.…”

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Motives underlying the intentions of youth to get involved in bribery: evidence from Lithuania

Morkūnas,

Janavicius,

Volkov

2023

IJSSP

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PurposeThis paper embarks on revealing the main factors behind the intentions of youth in Lithuania to get involved in bribery.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey of 432 respondents served as a source of primary data. The structural equation modelling – partial least squares techniques was employed as a main research tool.FindingsIt was revealed that youth in Lithuania display a high value congruity with their counterparts in Western Europe and a relatively reluctant to offer bribes. It can be stated that youths’ positive attitude towards some shadow economy activities is a forced response to government failures, rather than an intrinsic motivation created by cultural legacy or psychological issues.Originality/valueIt is one of the first scientific attempt to investigate reasons behind the formation of the positive attitude towards bribery and intentions to get involved in bribery among the youth.

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A stepping stone to the “West”: Academic adaptation of international students from post-Soviet countries in Hungary

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the sociocultural adjustment scale among international students in Malaysia

Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the sociocultural adjustment scale among international students in Malaysia

Examining the Relationships between Academic Adaptation and Life-Domain Issues among Working University Students in Estonia

Motives underlying the intentions of youth to get involved in bribery: evidence from Lithuania

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