Sources of Acculturative Stress and Coping Strategies Among Asian International Students in China
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.201201.003How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Acculturative Stress, International Students, Coping Strategies, China, Asia
- Abstract
This study aimed to identify sources of acculturative stress and the coping strategies among Asian international students in Hubei, China. A total sample of 162 students from China’s neighboring countries was recruited to complete the study’s online questionnaire. A 36-item questionnaire called the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS) was used to measure perceived discrimination, homesickness, perceived hate, fear, culture shock, guilt, and miscellaneous as sources of acculturative stress. A brief COPE scale was used to measure coping strategies. Data from the survey were analyzed using statistical analysis. Results showed that overall, most Asian international students in Hubei, China did not experience acute acculturative stress. However, homesickness, cultural shock, and guilt were the most prevalent sources of acculturative stress. To cope with their stressful situations, most Asian international students used active (and not avoidant) coping strategies such as religion, active coping, planning, and instrumental support. Some socio-demographic characteristics such as length of stay, age, and education were also found to influence stress prevalence. Educators and administrators of international students in China need to identify students’ critical sources of stress among students and offer effective services that may help them cope with their acculturative stress.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Flemmings F. Ngwira AU - Victor Chikoti AU - Wellman Kondowe AU - Wulan P. Saroinsong PY - 2020 DA - 2020/12/03 TI - Sources of Acculturative Stress and Coping Strategies Among Asian International Students in China BT - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities (IJCAH 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 8 EP - 16 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201201.003 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.201201.003 ID - Ngwira2020 ER -