The lived experiences of third culture kids transitioning into university life in Australia Purnell, Lauren and Hoban, Elizabeth 2014, The lived experiences of third culture kids transitioning into university life in Australia, International journal of intercultural relations, vol. 41, pp. 80-90, doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.05.002. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The lived experiences of third culture kids transitioning into university life in Australia Author(s) Purnell, Lauren Hoban, Elizabeth Journal name International journal of intercultural relations Volume number 41 Start page 80 End page 90 Total pages 11 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2014-07 ISSN 0147-1767 Keyword(s) Australia Emotional health Experience Framework Global nomads Models Practical Social Third Culture Kids Transition University Social Sciences Psychology, Social Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Sociology Psychology Social Sciences - Other Topics U-CURVE GLOBALIZATION AMERICAN IDENTITY PEOPLE Summary This study presents a new orienting framework to aid in the understanding of how Third Culture Kids' (TCKs) transition into university life in Australia. The framework was developed after analysis of data from a qualitative phenomenological research project using data from 12 in-depth interviews with Australian TCKs aged 18-27 years who, had spent 3-18 years living in Africa, Europe and Asia and had been in Australia for seven months to nine years. After thematic data analysis was conducted four themes emerged from the data which resulted in the development of a TCK Transition into University Model. This model includes four stages; (a) preparedness prior to transition, (b) initial experience during transition, (c) adjustment during transition and (d) stabilisation. Each of the four stages provides information about participants' practical, social and emotional experience of the transition to university life in Australia. The key findings included participants who received preparation from their school and family prior to moving, had practical support in Australia and engaged in Australian social networks and university life experienced improved emotional health and made way for a positive transition. Participants who were socially isolated and had limited practical support experienced relatively poor emotional health and transitional hardships. The findings from this research suggest that a TCKs' emotional and mental health during transition is either negatively or positively affected by the preparation they received prior to moving, the practical stressors they encountered upon arrival and the social integration into Australian social networks and universities. Further qualitative research in the area of TCK transition experiences should consider including the narratives of TCKs from various geographic backgrounds, sexualities, abilities and ethnicities to diversify and build on the evidence base around the TCK phenomenon. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.05.002 Field of Research 170113 Social and Community Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30069709 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Population Health Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 14:43:28 EST Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 14:44:16 EST Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 04:01:10 EST Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 13:11:12 EST Fri, 20 Feb 2015, 05:14:38 EST Fri, 06 Mar 2015, 10:50:51 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 8 times in TR Web of Science Cited 10 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 832 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 14:44:16 EST