Cultural intelligence, Age and Prior Travel Experience as Predictors of Acculturative Stress and Depression among International Students Studying in China
| Autor: | Fei Huang, Werede Tareke Gebregergis, Jiangzhong Hong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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LC8-6691
05 social sciences acculturative stress cultural intelligence international students 050301 education Travel experience 050109 social psychology Study abroad Special aspects of education Mental health Acculturation Education Cultural intelligence depression 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences China Psychology 0503 education Cultural competence Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of International Students, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2166-3750 2162-3104 |
| Popis: | Mental health problems commonly prevail among international students as a result of acculturative difficulties. In light of this, the studyattempted to determine the role of cultural intelligence, age and prior travel experience on acculturative stress and depression and also whether acculturative stress mediatedthe cultural intelligence-depression relationship. 506international university students studying in China completeda battery of tests assessing their cultural intelligence, acculturative stress and depression. Cultural intelligence showed significantly negativecorrelationswith both acculturative stress and depression. Students’ prior travel experiences and age also significantlycorrelated withboth acculturative stress and depression. Acculturative stress mediated the relationship between cultural intelligence and depression. Implication, limitations and future study directions were discussed as well. |
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