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International Interests And Psychological Well-Being Following Global Service Learning As A Function Of Sociocultural Adaptation And Cultural Distance, Elizabeth C. Dykhouse
International Interests And Psychological Well-Being Following Global Service Learning As A Function Of Sociocultural Adaptation And Cultural Distance, Elizabeth C. Dykhouse
Clinical Psychology Dissertations
International immersion learning experiences intend to increase students’ awareness and understanding of the world and other cultures. However, empirical support for global learning and psychosocial outcomes is mixed. Using hierarchical linear modeling, this study examined the longitudinal trajectories of a global learning outcome (international interests; AGLII; Musil, 2006) and a psychosocial outcome (psychological well-being; MHI; Veit & Ware, 1983) for students (N = 147; 87% female; 72% Caucasian) who participated in a short-term (13 to 62 days) global service learning immersion to one of 15 countries (Brazil, Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Russia, Rwanda, Thailand, …