Psychological and sociocultural adaptation of university students in France: The case of Vietnamese international students

Brisset, Camille; Safdar, Saba; Lewis, J. Rees; Sabatier, Colette

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.02.009

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“…Emerging research suggests that personality variables of attachment style, trait-anxiety, and extroversion may impact on international students' ability to form friendships, and in-turn sociocultural and psychological adaptation (Brisset, Safdar, Lewis, & Sabatier, 2010;Wang & Mallinckrodt, 2006;Ying & Han, 2006). Additionally, cultural norms, language barriers, and the nature of friendships in the host country may also impede international students' ability to establish friendships, and thus contribute to their feelings of loneliness.…”

Section: Sociocultural Stressorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Group level factors have also been discussed through examination of interventions to aid the acculturation of international students. Further aspects of the models need to be investigated in relation to international students, such as individual factors occurring prior to and/or during acculturation including motivation (see Chirkov, Safdar, de Guzman, & Playford, 2008;Chirkov, Vansteenkiste, Tao, & Lynch, 2007) and the emerging area of attachment style (see Brisset, et al, 2010;Wang & Mallinckrodt, 2006), as individual variables are peripheral predictor variables in Berry, Ward et al, Safdar et al, and Arends-Toth and van de Vijver's models.…”

Section: Acculturation Models and International Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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: Sociocultural Stressorsmentioning

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Section: Acculturation Models and International Studentsmentioning

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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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“…Sociocultural adjustment can be broadly classified into two categories; intrinsic factors such as individual characteristics and external factors such as the degree of difference in the new environment or organisation. There is a large body of work which has examined the factors associated with international student adjustment (Brisset et al 2010;Chirkov et al 2008). Fritz et al (2008) analysed different groups of international students in North America and addressed which stressors affected each group as well as the linguistic and financial influences on the groups.…”

Section: Sociocultural Adjustmentmentioning

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Sociocultural Adjustment and Coping Strategies of Korean and Japanese Students in a Thai International College

Rhein¹

2018

IJAPS

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This study is devoted to understanding the adjustment issues Japanese and Korean international students face in Thai international higher education. An exploratory study of 15 visiting Korean college students and 15 visiting Japanese college students in Thai international programs was conducted using qualitative methods. A series of 30 face-to-face in-depth interviews regarding the participants' sociocultural adjustment to their host community was conducted in 2015-2016. Participants responded to open-ended questions regarding their adjustment experiences and perceptions of the host culture. The interview data was thematically coded into several categories. Participants' experiences were diverse and ranged from very subtle forms of discrimination and stereotyping to sexual harassment. The most frequently reported impediments to sociocultural adjustment included Thai language issues, excessive undesirable attention from the host community, academic adjustment, and difficulty establishing friendships with the host nationals. The most commonly reported coping strategies reported were the use of social support networks and social isolation from the host community. Implications for international relations departments and international programs within a Thai context are discussed.

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“…Comme d'autres études l'ont montré (Brisset, Safdar, Lewis et Sabatier, 2010 ;Habimana et Cazabon, 2005 ;Latreche et Geisser, 2001), l'acculturation des étu-diants d'Afrique subsaharienne à la Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale concerne aussi bien le nouvel environnement social de l'étudiant, l'adaptation à un nouveau système éducatif, l'acquisition des nouvelles valeurs culturelles et la maîtrise des conditions d'intégration. Ces étudiants, surtout ceux qui viennent d'arriver en Suisse, doivent faire d'énormes efforts pour s'adapter au nouveau système : attitudes à adopter envers les professeurs, choix des cours, recherche de partenaires pour les travaux de groupe, système d'évaluation, rapport au savoir, savoir-faire et savoir-être, métier d'étudiant.…”

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Effets de l’acculturation sur l’apprentissage des étudiants africains dans la Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale

Gakuba¹,

Graber²

2013

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Cet article analyse les effets de l’acculturation sur l’apprentissage des étudiant(e)s d’Afrique subsaharienne suivant une formation professionnelle en santé et travail social en Suisse romande. Il concerne une recherche que nous avons menée pour comprendre les conditions d’apprentissage et d’intégration de ces étudiants. Notre approche se fonde sur les théories de la communication interculturelle, de l’interculturalisation et de l’apprentissage des adultes avec une démarche méthodologique qualitative : entretiens compréhensifs et semi-directifs ainsi que l’étude de dossiers administratifs d’étudiants. Des pistes de réflexion pour une meilleure intégration des étudiants étrangers sont proposées.This article analyzes the effects of acculturation on the training of sub-Saharan African students at the University of applied sciences Western Switzerland in the field of public health and social work. The authors report on a research undertaken to understand the conditions of training and integration of these students. The study is conducted from a theoretical approach based on intercultural communication, inter-culturalization and adult education using qualitative methods such as interviews, semi-structured questionnaires and analysis of students’ records. Proposals for improved integration of foreign students are presented.Este artículo analiza los efectos de la aculturación en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de África subsahariana en formación profesional en salud y trabajo social, en Suiza francesa. Se trata de una investigación que se llevó a cabo para entender las condiciones de aprendizaje y de integración de estos alumnos. La problemática fue abordada con un enfoque centrado en las teorías de la comunicación intercultural, de la inter-culturalización y del aprendizaje de los adultos con un proceso metodológico cualitativo : entrevistas exhaustivas y semidirigidas así como el estudio de registros académicos de alumnos. Se proponen pistas de reflexión para una mejor integración de los estudiantes extranjeros

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Psychological and sociocultural adaptation of university students in France: The case of Vietnamese international students

Cited by 127 publications

References 48 publications

A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

Sociocultural Adjustment and Coping Strategies of Korean and Japanese Students in a Thai International College

Effets de l’acculturation sur l’apprentissage des étudiants africains dans la Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale

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