Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale

Wilson, Joseph N.; Ward, Colleen; Fetvadjiev, Velichko H.; Bethel, Alicia

doi:10.1037/t68673-000

“…First, a demographic survey designed by the first author was used to collect information on participants' gender, date of birth, student status, nationality, native language, and length of residence (in months). Additionally, two published scales -the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) and the revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS-R; Wilson & Ward, 2010) -were used to assess life satisfaction and socio-cultural adaptation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To measure participants' socio-cultural adaptation, the revised version of the Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS-R; Wilson & Ward, 2010) was used. The original Socio-cultural Adaptation Scale (Searle & Ward, 1990) contains 16 items based on an earlier scale developed by Trower, Bryant and Argyle (1978).…”

Section: Socio-cultural Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross-cultural Adaptation of International College Students in the United States

Wang

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Li

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Noltemeyer

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et al. 2018

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The number of international students attending U.S. colleges and universities has increased considerably over the past decade, and the adaptation of these students is an important concern in cross-cultural research. Using survey data collected from a sample of 169 international students attending a U.S. university, this study examines the temporal patterns of students’ psychological and socio-cultural adaptation. Theresults suggest a two-phase U-curved process of psychological adaptation, with the most obvious culture shock occurring during a student’s first nine to 24 months of residence. Socio-cultural adaptation is found to increase steadily over time, without significant retreat. Interpretations, implications, and limitations of the findings are provided.

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“…The results of the mediation analyses point to the importance of sociocultural adaptation as a mediating variable that impacts psychological adaptation, thereby providing more detailed information about the underlying processes that contribute to migrant wellbeing. In this context it should be noted that these results emphasise the usefulness of the recently developed Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (Wilson & Ward, 2010) to investigate the mechanisms relating to adaptation outcomes.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Sociocultural Adaptation. The participants" sociocultural adaptation was assessed using the Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS-R, Wilson & Ward, 2010). The 21-item inventory includes items such as, "Building and maintaining relationships" and "Maintaining my hobbies and interests".…”

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confidence: 99%

A Dual-Process Motivational Model of Cross-Cultural Adaptation

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<p>Past research suggests that immigrants are relatively inclined to maintain their cultural heritage and identity and at the same time engage with host nationals and the host society. However, to my best knowledge, no study has examined whether these 'inclinations' are in fact distinct motivational drives. I argue that the motivational drives of Cultural Maintenance Motivation (MCM) and Cultural Exploration Motivation (MCE) influence acculturation behaviours when individuals immigrate to another country and that these acculturation behaviours in turn impact psychological and sociocultural adaptation. The present research first examines the psychometric properties of scales designed to measure these two motivations in a preliminary study with international students (N = 50), and then investigates a dual-process model based on the relationships between the novel motivations, acculturation behaviours and psychological and sociocultural adaptation in a larger New Zealand migrant sample (N = 280). Results from structural equation modeling largely supported the proposed dual-process model. The findings suggest that MCM predicted psychological adaptation through ethnic peer connections, whereas MCE predicted sociocultural adaptation, which in turn predicted psychological adaptation. Thus the proposed novel motivations have predictive power and contribute to the extant acculturation literature. Implications of the findings for acculturation research, policy makers and migrants are discussed.</p>

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“…To assess the participants" adaptation to the host culture, their psychological and sociocultural adaptation was measured (Sam et al, 2006;Ward et al, 2001;Wilson & Ward, 2010).…”

Section: Psychological and Sociocultural Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Dual-Process Motivational Model of Cross-Cultural Adaptation

Recker¹

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<p>Past research suggests that immigrants are relatively inclined to maintain their cultural heritage and identity and at the same time engage with host nationals and the host society. However, to my best knowledge, no study has examined whether these 'inclinations' are in fact distinct motivational drives. I argue that the motivational drives of Cultural Maintenance Motivation (MCM) and Cultural Exploration Motivation (MCE) influence acculturation behaviours when individuals immigrate to another country and that these acculturation behaviours in turn impact psychological and sociocultural adaptation. The present research first examines the psychometric properties of scales designed to measure these two motivations in a preliminary study with international students (N = 50), and then investigates a dual-process model based on the relationships between the novel motivations, acculturation behaviours and psychological and sociocultural adaptation in a larger New Zealand migrant sample (N = 280). Results from structural equation modeling largely supported the proposed dual-process model. The findings suggest that MCM predicted psychological adaptation through ethnic peer connections, whereas MCE predicted sociocultural adaptation, which in turn predicted psychological adaptation. Thus the proposed novel motivations have predictive power and contribute to the extant acculturation literature. Implications of the findings for acculturation research, policy makers and migrants are discussed.</p>

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Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale

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Cross-cultural Adaptation of International College Students in the United States

Cross-cultural Adaptation of International College Students in the United States

A Dual-Process Motivational Model of Cross-Cultural Adaptation

A Dual-Process Motivational Model of Cross-Cultural Adaptation

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