Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
Volume 46, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 210-226

The Role of Intergroup Contact and Acculturation Strategies in Developing Chinese International Students’ Global Competence (Article)

Meng Q. , Zhu C.* , Cao C.
  • a Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium, Foreign Language School, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
  • b Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
  • c Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium, Foreign Language School, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China

Abstract

The current study investigates how intergroup contact and acculturation strategies are related to Chinese international students’ global competence development. A group of Chinese international students in Belgium participated in an online survey. Chinese students have achieved the development of global competence in all the dimensions of knowledge, skills and attitudes since they started their study abroad. The results showed that integrated and assimilated students obtained greater global competence development in all three dimensions than the separated and marginalized ones. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses further revealed that both intergroup contact and socio-demographics can significantly predict global competence development. © 2017 World Communication Association.

Author Keywords

global competence Intergroup contact acculturation strategy Chinese international student

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85016131364&doi=10.1080%2f17475759.2017.1308423&partnerID=40&md5=77261dfc5db43ef88837495664afa3de
DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2017.1308423
ISSN: 17475759
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English