An exploratory study of inter-relationships of acculturative stressors among Chinese students from six European union (EU) countries |
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| Institution: | 1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium;2. Changchun University of Science and Technology, China;1. University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;2. Koforidua Polytechnic, Koforidua, Ghana;3. University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana;1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China;2. Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China;3. School of Teacher Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China;1. Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, United States;1. Massachusetts General Hospital Depression Clinical and Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston;2. South Cove Community Health Center, Boston;3. Community and private practice psychiatrist in Quincy, Massachusetts;4. Shanghai East Hospital and Tongji University, Shanghai, China |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the inter-relationships of acculturative stressors experienced by Chinese international students. A sample of 463 Chinese students in six EU countries (UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium) responded to a web-based survey. The results showed that Chinese students in France suffered from bigger constraints in linguistic issues and dealing with life tasks than Chinese students in UK. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that language constraints and perceived cultural differences play a key role in influencing other stressors. The findings indicated that language constraints and perceived cultural differences accounted for 62% of the total variance of academic integration difficulty; language constraints accounted for 17% of the variance of problems in dealing with daily tasks; perceived cultural differences accounted for 56% of the variance of social integration difficulty; academic integration and problems in dealing with daily tasks explained 14% of the variance of homesickness. |
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| Keywords: | Chinese international student European union Acculturative stressor |
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