Predictors of Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling Among International Students

Komiya, Noboru; Eells, Gregory T.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1882.2001.tb00195.x

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“…Additionally, international students' underutilisation of counselling services has resulted in researchers calling for proactive and preventative steps to be taken to aid the acculturation process of international students and prevent acculturative stress (Angelopoulos & Catano, 1993;Bradley, 2000;Khoo & Abu-Rasain, 1994;Komiya & Eells, 2001;Mori, 2000;Nilsson, et al, 2004). Despite this need, there has been a lack of interventions administered by the host society to improve the adaptation of international students.…”

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A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

Smith

Khawaja

2011

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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Section: Interventionsmentioning

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A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

Smith

Khawaja

2011

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

718

663

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“…It is therefore of interest to see the extent to which attitudes of the three mentioned groups, namely British, Indians living in the United Kingdom, and Indians living in India, differ on the use of counselling and their awareness of services provided. A further aim is to examine the impact of factors such as age and gender (Komiya & Eells, 2001;Sungur, 2008) on attitudes and awareness of the services provided.…”

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British and Indian attitudes toward ‘Western’ counselling: A quantitative comparative study

Syed

Baluch

Duffy

et al. 2012

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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This study compared the attitudes towards 'Western' counselling and counselling services of Indians living in the United Kingdom for more than 10 years with British citizens of white origin and Indians living in India. Overall, 162 participants took part in the study, 49 were Indians living in India (24 men and 25 women, mean age ¼ 20.94, SD ¼ 2.16), 53 were Indians living in the United Kingdom (24 men and 29 women, mean age ¼ 23.55, SD ¼ 4.04) and 60 were British citizens of white origin (30 men and 30 women, mean age ¼ 29.12, SD ¼ 10.93). All Indian participants were fluent in English. Participants completed a 12-item attitude questionnaire, based on the Likert scale rating ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree with the statements, together with questions on awareness of counselling services and its significance and sources for seeking help and finding information about counselling. Overall Indians in the United Kingdom seem to have the more favourable views towards Western counselling compared to the Indians in India, and even British participants. However, there was a substantial gender difference with Indian men in the United Kingdom being more favourable than Indian women in the United Kingdom. Overall, more positive attitudes towards counselling were reported from participants who had previous experience of counselling. Furthermore, Indians in India seemed to show less awareness of Western counselling practices than the other two groups of participants. Finally, it was found that most Indians in India and British participants would seek help first from family members only rather than other sources, whilst UK Indians are more likely to ask a friend for help. The internet seems to be a more popular source for finding information on counselling services for the British participants, whilst social interactions are seen as a more dominant source for Indians in the United Kingdom and in India.

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“…An individual who experiences these emotions can then develop a host of related symptoms such as the following: homesickness, loneliness, depression, more sleep than normal, compulsive eating, loss of appetite, lack of energy, disengagement from social activities, as well as stereotyping and feelings of hostility toward host nationals (Komiya & Eells, 2001;Oberg, 1960).…”

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Undergraduate Arab International Students' Adjustment to U.S. Universities

Rabia¹

2016

IJHE

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The adjustment process and issues of 16 Arab international students enrolled at two universities in the Northeast of the United States were examined through this qualitative, exploratory study. The participants were from Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and United Arab Emirates and had been in the US for 2 to 5 years. In-depth interviews were employed to document and analyze the experiences and challenges of these students on U.S. campuses. One-on-one interviews with the participants revealed multiple factors obstructed Arab international students' academic success and limited their socialization within the context of their postsecondary institution, their host community, and their host nation. Several prevailing themes were discovered among the participants, including culture shock, language barrier, cultural differences, and isolation. While further research is needed, these findings suggest that specific programming and outreach by U.S higher education institutions could be implemented to assist Arab international students' adjustment to the academic and social environment of their host campus.

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Predictors of Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling Among International Students

Cited by 56 publications

References 19 publications

A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

British and Indian attitudes toward ‘Western’ counselling: A quantitative comparative study

Undergraduate Arab International Students' Adjustment to U.S. Universities

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