Open AccessAnalysis of Acculturative Stress and Sociocultural Adaptation Among International Students at a Non-Metropolitan University
Author(s) -
Hajara Mahmood,
Monica Galloway Burke
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.v8i1.166
Subject(s) - acculturation , sociocultural evolution , adaptation (eye) , psychology , interpersonal communication , language proficiency , metropolitan area , stress (linguistics) , developmental psychology , social psychology , ethnic group , sociology , pedagogy , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , neuroscience , anthropology
This quantitative descriptive study analyzed levels of acculturative stress and sociocultural adaptation among international students at a non-metropolitan university in the United States related to certain demographic characteristics. Surveys were used to measure international students’ levels of acculturative stress and sociocultural adaptation, including five subscales of sociocultural adaptation (N = 413). Demographic questions included gender, age, and country of origin, length of stay in the United States, degree level, and English language comfort. Results indicated a negative correlation between students’ levels of sociocultural adaptation and acculturative stress. Particularly, increased competency among the five sociocultural adaptation subscales (interpersonal communication, academic/work performance, personal interests and community involvement, ecological adaptation, and language proficiency) decreased levels of acculturative stress among the students.