Impact of Acculturative Stress and Social Support on Academic Adjustment of International Students

Cura, Ümit; Işık, Ayşe Negiş

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“…In turn, the feeling of being perceived negatively by host nationals may affect students' psychological health and hamper their cross-cultural transition, which is reflected in cultural adjustment models (e.g., Kim, 2001). While the negative effects of acculturative stress (e.g., perceived discrimination and communication barrier) decrease the quality of academic experience, adjustment, and mental health (Tummala-Narra et al, 2012), perceived social support mitigates those effects (Ward, 2004;Cura and Işik, 2016;Shu et al, 2020).…”

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The Psychological and Academic Effects of Studying From the Home and Host Country During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

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Objective: This study explored the psychological and academic effects of studying online from the home vis-à-vis host country during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the experience of international students at the University of Warsaw, Poland.Methods: A total of 357 international students from 62 countries (236 in the host country and 121 in the home country) completed an online questionnaire survey 2 months after transition to online learning. We studied students' levels of loneliness, life and academic satisfaction, acculturative stress, academic adjustment, performance, loyalty, and perceptions of the online learning experience.Results: The country-of-residence variable had no statistically significant effects on most psychological and academic variables. Significant effects were observed only for two academic variables. Specifically, students who returned to the home country found online communication with other students more contributing to their online learning experience and exhibited higher academic adjustment than students who remained in the host country. This suggests the positive influence of (peer and familial) support on online learning experience from the home country. Furthermore, a significant difference in experiencing acculturative stress occurred for students in quarantine/self-isolation in the host country, which expands prior literature on the disruptive effects of social distancing on students' mental health. Finally, this study confirmed the expected increased levels of loneliness among self-isolating students in both countries, hence extending prior results to the home- and host-country contexts. No relationship between self-isolation and students' life or academic satisfaction was found, which is explained by the specific nature of the learning-from-home experience.

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“…Factors of acculturation stress are the nature of the society, acculturating group, modes of culturing, the demographic, social and psychological characteristics of the individual. Stress levels vary according to differences or similarities between home and host country cultures (Cura, & Işık, 2016).…”

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“…Young people struggle with problems such as being a member of a group, adapting to a new city and environment (Alagöz & Geçkil, 2017). They need to adapt to the culture of the host country with the academic environment, which contains a new language and education (Cura, & Işık, 2016).…”

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“…Because of their separation from their own country and culture, their relationship with their families and friends is reduced and as a result they lose their support. This situation leads to stress and increases the level of psychological discordance and academic decline of adjustment in higher education (Cura, & Işık, 2016).…”

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Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies

Güneş¹,

Aydar²

2019

Sakarya University Journal of Education

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There are many factors affecting psychology, motivation and success status of students. Especially with fast communication in the global world, these factors spread more quickly and takes broad masses under influence. Individuals studying in a geography different than their country have to adapt to a new geography, climate and culture besides ordinary charges that every student confronts in education process. In the context of this study examining education process of foreign students, the adaptation problems of foreign students studying in 2018 at Iğdır University and their coping strategies are emphasized. The study included 122 foreign students enrolled at Iğdır University. Two data collection methods are used in the work. One is a field survey technique based on quantitative data, other is a questionnaire using Michigan Foreign Student Problem Inventory. According to findings, essential problems encountered by foreign students are related to housing, socio-cultural activity facilities, relations with institutions, health insurance and leisure activities. In this study, it has been investigated whether there are significant differences between adaptation problems that students face and demographic variables such as age, gender, nationality, education level, education field, income sources, type of accommodation, the duration of living in Iğdır, and it has been tried to determine the coping strategies developed by these students against problems they face.

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“…Besides these, decrease of social support received from friends and community increase internet overuse (Uz Baş, Öz Soysal and Aysan, 2016). In addition, it is seen that the increase of perceived social support in international university students increases the academic adaptation (Cura and Işık, 2016) and the increase of perceived social support decreases hopelessness and anger (Dil and Aykanat Girgin, 2016).…”

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The Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Perceived Social Support of University Students’

Konan¹,

Durmuş²,

Bakır³

et al. 2018

IOJES

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The main purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between university students' social support perceptions and smartphone addiction. For this purpose, a quantitative research was carried out. İnönü University students in Turkey are the population of the research and 496 senior students from these students constitute the sample. The data for the study were obtained through the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and The Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV). In the data analysis, descriptive statistics, t test and Pearson Moments Correlation coefficients were used. As a result of the research, it was found that university students' scores on social support perceptions were close to high level of social support; it was determined that the level of perceived social support of female university students was statistically higher than male university students. Also, university students' smartphone addiction scores are below the average; the smartphone addiction levels of university students do not differ significantly according to gender. Finally, it was found that there was a statistically low, negative and significant relationship between university students' social support perceptions and smartphone addictions.

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Impact of Acculturative Stress and Social Support on Academic Adjustment of International Students

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The Psychological and Academic Effects of Studying From the Home and Host Country During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Psychological and Academic Effects of Studying From the Home and Host Country During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies

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