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Influences of Social Supports and Personality on Adjustment of Chinese Students in Japan
Author(s) -
Jou Yuh Huey,
Fukada Hiromi
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00098.x
Subject(s) - neuroticism , extraversion and introversion , psychology , personality , social support , big five personality traits , regression analysis , clinical psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , statistics , mathematics
The present study longitudinally examined the effects of personality and social support on adjustment. Questionnaires were responded to over 4 periods of stay: just before arrival in Japan and three months, 9 months, and 21 months after arrival in Japan. Extraversion and neuroticism were measured in the 1st period; and needed, actual support, and adjustment in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th periods. Thirty‐three participants' completed data were analyzed. Three multiple regression analyses indicated that (a) needed support was a negative predictor and (b) actual support was a positive predictor of adjustment over all periods, while (c) extraversion was a positive predictor of the 4th period adjustment, and (d) there was no association between neuroticism and adjustment. The effects of support and personality on adjustment, which varied according to the period of stay, were discussed.