Social support perceptions,network characteristics,and international student adjustment |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, United States;1. Shanghai International Studies University, China;2. University of Kansas, United States;1. Changchun University of Science and Technology, Weixing Road 7186, Changchun, China;2. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;3. Jilin University, No.2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun City, China;1. University of Saskatchewan, Canada;2. University of British Columbia, Canada;1. UQ Business School, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;2. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation;3. School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;1. Department of Higher Education, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK;2. Institute of Educational Technology, Open University UK, Milton Keynes, UK;3. Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK |
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| Abstract: | Two hundred seventy-six international students reported their perceptions of social support from multiple sources (i.e., friends, family, institution, and significant other) as predictors of three facets of cross-cultural adjustment (i.e., general, interaction, and school-related adjustment). In addition, this study explored the incremental effects of cultural diversity and social network size on adjustment by asking international students to report members of their social network that they rely on for instrumental (i.e., task-oriented) and socio-emotional (i.e., relationship-oriented) support. Findings showed that certain sources of social support (i.e., friends and institution) were more strongly related to adjustment than others. Moreover, cultural diversity and the presence of host-nationals in student’s socio-emotional support network were significant predictors of cross-cultural adjustment. This demonstrates the importance of promoting initiatives that encourage host-national and sojourner interactions and diverse relationships within higher education to benefit cross-cultural adjustment. |
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| Keywords: | Sojourner Cross-cultural adjustment Acculturation Social support International students Social network |
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