Open AccessThe Interplay of International Students’ Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Acculturation Modes
Author(s) -
Christopher Sullivan,
Susan KashubeckWest
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v5i1.438
Subject(s) - acculturation , psychology , social integration , graduate students , social support , social psychology , assimilation (phonology) , cultural assimilation , sociology , pedagogy , ethnic group , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy
This study examined the relationship between acculturation modes (assimilation, integration, separation and marginalization), social support, and acculturative stress in undergraduate and graduate international students (N=104) at a medium-sized public university in the Midwestern United States. The study found that international students with broad-based social support and an Integration approach to acculturation experienced lower levels of acculturative stress. Implications for more effective counseling with international students are addressed.