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Acculturation: Role of Student–University Alignment for International Student Psychological Adjustment
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posted on 2021-11-01, 00:00 authored by Huyen BuiHuyen Bui, C Selvarajah, D G Vinen, D MeyerThe interaction between host environment and international students plays a critical role in the students’ cross-cultural adjustment. However, limited research has captured this interaction in investigating international student acculturation. Building on acculturation and person–environment fit theories, this article investigated student–university alignment of different dimensions as predictors of psychological adjustment of international students at universities in Victoria, Australia. The results of structural equation modeling suggested student–university goal alignment was positively associated with student psychological adjustment. A revealing finding of this article is the mediating role of complementary fit in the relationship between supplementary fit and student psychological adjustment, where the complementary fit was represented by the alignment between student needs and university academic and facilities support, and supplementary fit was represented by student–university goal alignment. The findings have implications for universities and practitioners in developing the necessary resources to support international students.
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Journal of Studies in International EducationVolume
25Issue
5Pagination
546 - 564Publisher
SAGE PublicationsLocation
London, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1028-3153eISSN
1552-7808Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalUsage metrics
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International studentsInternational student acculturationPerson–environment fitStudent adjustmentStudent satisfactionStudent–university alignmentSocial SciencesEducation & Educational Researchperson-environment fitstudent-university alignmentSELF-DETERMINED MOTIVATIONPERSON-ORGANIZATION FITENVIRONMENT FITSOCIAL SUPPORTMEDIATING ROLEADAPTATIONABROADPERFORMANCELANGUAGEGOALSEducation
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