International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
Volume 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 319-329

Coping Strategies for Managing Acculturative Stress Among Asian International Students (Article)

Ra Y.-A.* , Trusty J.
  • a BK21 Plus Institute of Future Education Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
  • b Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, & Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, 327A CEDAR Building, University Park, State College, PA 16802, United States

Abstract

This article examines the effects of specific coping strategies on managing acculturative stress and acculturation of Asian international students, based on a sample of 220 Asian international students in the U.S. The data were analyzed with hierarchical multiple regression using Baron and Kenny’s (1986) mediation procedure. The results supported the notion of the mediating effects of task-oriented coping strategies, emotion-oriented coping strategies, and avoidance-oriented coping strategies on the relationship between acculturation and acculturative stress. Also, we found that emotion-oriented coping had a significant and positive relationship with acculturative stress. The implications and limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are discussed. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Acculturative stress coping strategies Asian international students Acculturation

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946474865&doi=10.1007%2fs10447-015-9246-3&partnerID=40&md5=8e1bd28d1733d99a95c12490101aa3af
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-015-9246-3
ISSN: 01650653
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English