A Longitudinal Study: Perfectionism, Coping, and Cultural Transition Among Chinese and Taiwanese International Students

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran Zhao ◽  
Chih-Chun Chuang ◽  
Kenneth T. Wang ◽  
Feihan Li ◽  
Chu-Chun Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Transition

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Discrimination on the Acculturation Strategies of International Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel R. Ramos ◽  
Clare Cassidy ◽  
Stephen Reicher ◽  
S. Alexander Haslam
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
International Students ◽  
Acculturation Strategies

Is the Utility of Secondary Coping a Function of Ethnicity or the Context of Reception? A Longitudinal Study Across Western and Eastern Cultures

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1230-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Szabo ◽  
Alexander S. English ◽  
Zeng Zhijia ◽  
Paul Jose ◽  
Colleen Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
International Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Negative Effects

Although cross-cultural research suggests that the development and functionality of secondary coping strategies are substantially influenced by the broader cultural context, research findings are not completely conclusive. Some studies indicate that secondary coping is more adaptive for Asian participants compared with Westerners, while others emphasize the adaptability of the coping style in Asian, but not Western, contexts. The main objective of the present study was to systematically test for ethnic and contextual differences in the effectiveness of secondary strategies (measured in the form of acceptance and positive reinterpretation) in reducing the negative effects of acculturative stress on somatic symptoms with samples of international students. A 3-month longitudinal study was conducted in two different contexts: (a) Asian and Western international students in China (Asians: n = 53, Westerners: n = 51) and (b) similar groups in New Zealand (Asians: n = 61, Westerners: n = 65). The data were subjected to a hierarchical regression analysis with changes in psychological symptoms functioning as the dependent variable. Findings indicated that stress, secondary coping, and cultural context significantly interacted in predicting changes in somatic symptoms. Specifically, secondary coping exacerbated the negative effects of acculturative stress on psychological adjustment in New Zealand. In contrast, secondary coping functioned as a buffer in China, such that it was effective at reducing the negative impact of stress over time. Findings indicated that ethnicity did not significantly moderate the stress–coping–adjustment relationship. Our results show that the effectiveness of secondary coping varies as a function of the cultural context.

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