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Factors that Contribute to the Adjustment of International Students
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Leaving home to attend college is an important milestone for college students. However, the transition from home to college can be challenging, especially for students studying abroad. In this article, the authors explore factors that contribute to the academic, cultural, social, and psychological adjustments of international students. Adjustment issues include psychological distress such as homesick, depression, and anxiety. This article seeks to increase the reader’s understanding of some of the issues faced by international students during the process of adjusting to a new collegiate environment. More specifically, the article discusses factors that contribute to adjustment and different phases of cultural adjustment. This article may help the students, educational institutions, and policy makers to provide the resources necessary for a seamless transition for international students to overcome the issues.
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“international students may experience a heightened level of cultural shock or stress from misunderstandings, or even discrimination, from the host culture, which could be manifested in the forms of irritability, frustration and anger in addition to other negative effects (Mesidor & Sly, 2016; Trifonovitch, 1977).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mesidor, J. K., & Sly, K. F.
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (US)
- Jackson State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of International Students
- Publisher
- STAR Scholars Network
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 262-282
- ISSN
- 2162-3104 (ISSN-L)
- 2166-3750
- OpenAlex
- W2468162677
- Cited by
- 319
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 55 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 52.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Journal of International Students (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Governance and Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- international students, student adaptation, transition to college, cultural adjustment, homesickness, depression, anxiety, psychological distress, academic adjustment, social adaptation
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