Social skills difficulty: Model of culture shock for international graduate students

被引:101
作者
Chapdelaine, RF [1 ]
Alexitch, LR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Saskatchewan, Dept Psychol, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5, Canada
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10.1353/csd.2004.0021
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This study expanded and tested Furnham and Bochner's (1982) model of culture shock, employing a sample of 156 male international students in a Canadian university. Path analysis was used to assess the effects of cultural differences, size of conational group, family status, cross-cultural experience, and social interaction with hosts on culture shock. Results suggested that social interaction with hosts plays an important role in international students' adjustment.
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页码:167 / 184
页数:18
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