Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Volume 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-28

International students' reported English fluency, social support satisfaction, and social connectedness as predictors of acculturative stress (Article)

Yeh C.J.* , Inose M.
  • a Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States, Dept. of Counseling/Clin. Psycholoy, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, United States
  • b [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

This study explored age, gender, reported English fluency, social support satisfaction and social connectedness as predictors of acculturative stress among a sample of 359 international students. Results indicate that international students from Europe experienced less acculturative stress than their counterparts from Asia, Central/Latin America, and Africa. Moreover, English fluency, social support satisfaction, and social connectedness were all predictors of acculturative stress. Implications for counselling and research are discussed.

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Index Keywords

male female South America prediction stress normal human Africa social support Central America language cultural factor Europe Article satisfaction student human Asia
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0038802561&doi=10.1080%2f0951507031000114058&partnerID=40&md5=2147bbcd80708ae7da72870404656791
DOI: 10.1080/0951507031000114058
ISSN: 09515070
Cited by: 325
Original Language: English