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International Students: Culture Shock And Adaptation To The U.S. Culture, Stefanie Theresia Baier
International Students: Culture Shock And Adaptation To The U.S. Culture, Stefanie Theresia Baier
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Annually thousands of international students attend US colleges and universities which requires them to adjust to a new environment, often accompanied by a culture shock experience.
This study analyzes to what degree cultural background, gender differences, language proficiency, self-confidence/self-efficacy, and social support networks impact the adjustment process of international students to the US culture.
Forty-five international students attending a Michigan community college were surveyed and interviewed to assess the relationship among self-confidence/self-efficacy, cultural background, gender and social support networks. Western students reported more positive cultural adjustment (M=29.0) than non-western students (M=29.0). Males adjusted better (M …