Open AccessPsychological Adaptation, Marital Satisfaction, and Academic Self-Efficacy of International Students
Author(s) -
Gökçe Bulgan,
Ayşe Çiftçi
Publication year - 2018
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.v7i3.294
Subject(s) - psychology , life satisfaction , psychological adaptation , self efficacy , adaptation (eye) , mental health , psychological well being , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , neuroscience
The authors investigated marital satisfaction and academic self-efficacy in relation to psychological adaptation (i.e., psychological well-being, life satisfaction) in a sample of 198 married international students. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that marital satisfaction and academic self-efficacy accounted for 45.9% of variance in psychological well-being and 25.8% of variance in life satisfaction scores. Based on the results, the differences between cognitive and emotion-oriented processes during psychological adaptation were explained. The authors discuss implications for programs with international students and mental health professionals working in university campuses.