Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie
Volume 18, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 249-254

What kind of social support do foreign students prefer? [Welche Art sozialer Unterstützung bevorzugen ausländische Studierende?] (Article)

Dutke S.* , Born P. , Kuhnert K. , Frey M.
  • a TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, Fachgebiet Psychologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Pfaffenbergstr. 95, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • b TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • c TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • d TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

Abstract

In a questionnaire study, 96 international and 171 domestic students of a German university indicated the type of social support they preferred in three prototypical critical situations during their course of study. The participants also reported which persons they preferred to receive social support from in these situations. Both foreign and domestic students favored problem-oriented social support over emotion-oriented support, foreign students even more so than domestic students. This preference for problem-oriented support increased the more problematic a critical situation was considered by the students.

Author Keywords

Acculturative stress Studying abroad Social support Foreign students

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-10244233000&doi=10.1024%2f1010-0652.18.4.249&partnerID=40&md5=e4d99cd697ea9e8180a0d4e32ec22818
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652.18.4.249
ISSN: 10100652
Cited by: 1
Original Language: German