It's a Long Way Home: International Student Adjustment to Living in the United States

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushama Rajapaksa ◽  
Lauren Dundes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Network ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
College Life ◽  
American Students ◽  
International College

This study addresses the need for information helpful in retaining international college students studying in the United States. This research compares the adjustment of 182 international students to a comparison sample of American students to determine whether students coming to the United States from abroad have greater difficulty adjusting to college life. International students are more likely to feel lonely, homesick, and as if they had left part of themselves at home. In addition, this study confirms the importance of social network in the adjustment of international students (but not Americans) although the number of close friends does not predict whether an international student is satisfied with his or her social network. The implications for administrators working to retain international students are discussed.

The Extent and Risk of Violent Victimization Among International College Students Enrolled in the United States: A Gendered Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (19) ◽  
pp. 3053-3073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah E. Daigle ◽  
Chrystina Y. Hoffman ◽  
Lee M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
International College ◽  
Using Data

Although the risk of being violently victimized in college has been established for college students in the United States in general, this risk has not been explored for international college students. Using data from the Fall 2012 National College Health Assessment Survey, the extent to which international college students experience violent victimization is assessed. In addition, the risk factors for violent victimization for international students are compared with those for domestic students. Finally, in multivariate analyses, whether being an international student influences risk of violent victimization is examined and whether this relationship is moderated by gender is considered. Findings indicate that international students in general have lower risk profiles, in that they reported lower rates of drug use, binge drinking, being a first-year undergraduate student, and having a disability. Multivariate analyses, however, revealed that being an international student reduces the odds of violent victimization among only females.

scholarly journals The Role of Academic Self-Confidence on Thriving among International College Students in the U.S. and Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-191
Author(s):  
Alexander Jones ◽  
Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
International Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
International College ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The U.S

Set in the context of four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, this study examined how the level of thriving differs for international students and their domestic peers, how the level of thriving differs across various subgroups within international students, and how academic self-confidence is associated with the level of thriving for international students. Using data from the 2017 Thriving Quotient, this study found that international students were less likely to thrive during their college years than their domestic peers and that Asian international students were less likely to thrive than their international peers of other racial groups. Findings also suggested that academic self-confidence was significantly and positively related to international students’ thriving during their college years.

scholarly journals Comparing International and American Students’ Challenges: A Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 712-721
Author(s):  
Cody J. Perry
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
American Students ◽  
American Economy

International student numbers have increased drastically in the past few years. International students provide benefits to universities and American students such as greater revenue, and more open-mindedness. There have been myriad studies that have examined the international student experience, but most have focused solely on international students. However, a careful examination of the current literature demonstrates that the presence of international students in the United States offers a variety of benefits to American students by improving cultural awareness, students’ self-evaluated skills, and even the American economy. This literature review highlights future research that should be performed as well as strategies that can be implemented by faculty and administration to help international students who are currently studying in the United States.

scholarly journals The Decline of Japanese International Students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Shimmi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
International Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Shift ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Economic Stagnation

The number of Japanese students who study in the United States has decreased recent years. Several structural issues that are influencing the current declines are explored: a demographic shift, an increased capacity at domestic universities, an economic stagnation, the season of job-hunting for Japanese college students, and academic requirements. Then, new trends and approaches for the increase are discussed.

scholarly journals International Student Transitions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sharif Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The U.S

Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) surrounds the transition that international students encounter when they attend universities in developed countries in pursuit of higher education. Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) describe how some countries like Australia and the United Kingdom host more international students than the United States (U.S.) and provides some guidelines for the U.S. higher education institutions to follow to host more international students. This book contains seven chapters.

Cigarette Smoking Among Korean International College Students in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 454-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaesin Sa ◽  
Dong-Chul Seo ◽  
Toben F. Nelson ◽  
David K. Lohrmann
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
The United States ◽  
International College

Values of College Students in Iran and the United States Who Admire Celebrities

2020 ◽  
pp. 003329411989811
Author(s):  
Lynn E. McCutcheon ◽  
Thomas D. Green ◽  
Mohammad Ali Besharat ◽  
Jeanne L. Edman ◽  
Jay L. Wenger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Multiple Regressions ◽  
Psychometric Data ◽  
American Students ◽  
Social Subscale ◽  
Iranian Students

This study had two goals. The first goal was to compare scores on the Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS) and values of college students in Iran and the United States on how they differ in their admiration for their favorite celebrities. The second goal was to examine additional psychometric data on the Twenty Item Values Inventory (TWIVI). We administered the TWIVI, the CAS, and demographic items to 200 students at a university in Iran, and 199 students at one university and two colleges in the United States. The results revealed that Iranian students scored about the same as American students on the CAS, and both samples scored higher per item on Celebrity Attitude Scale Entertainment-Social, the entertainment or social subscale as compared with the two more problematic subscales of the CAS. Stepwise multiple regressions showed that Hedonism and Power predicted total CAS scores for Americans and Tradition and Stimulation predicted total CAS scores for Iranians. We found that the TWIVI performed reasonably well given its brevity. That is, predictions stemming from Schwartz’s values theory were generally confirmed in both samples by data obtained from the TWIVI.

International Students’ Social Outcomes, Educational Status, and Country of High School Graduation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-606
Author(s):  
Nelson C. Brunsting ◽  
Megan Mischinski ◽  
Wenjin Wu ◽  
Tenisha Tevis ◽  
Risa Takeuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
International Students ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Future Research

Despite the increase in methodological sophistication and complexity of models being tested for international student adjustment to universities in the United States (U.S.), researchers often do not test or control for salient demographic differences between students, including their educational status (i.e., graduate or undergraduate) and country in which they graduated high school. The current study was designed to examine whether demographic variables are associated with a range of social outcomes. Participants ( N = 245) from 23 U.S. colleges and universities completed a survey in Fall 2017. Undergraduate students reported having a higher number of close friends at their institution than did graduate students; however, they also reported a lower sense of belonging than did graduate students. Students who graduated from high school in the United States reported less social support from international students at university. Implications for students and for future research are provided.

Dietary Intake of Arab International College Students in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. S60
Author(s):  
K. Gordon ◽  
A. Alfarhan ◽  
N. Caine-Bish ◽  
N. Burzminski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
The United States ◽  
International College

scholarly journals Examine Internet Addiction and Acculturative Stress among International College Students in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Li
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
International College

While Internet use plays an increasingly important role in individuals’ lives, little is known about its potential to influence addictive behaviors. Guided by the acculturative stress theory, we examined the relationships between acculturative stress, gender, age, length of stay, and Internet addiction among international college students. Data were collected from 111 international undergraduate and graduate students studying in the United States. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses reported that acculturative stress and gender significantly predict Internet addiction among international college students. In this sample, neither age nor length of stay predicts Internet addiction. Our findings paint a picture of the potential influence of acculturative stress on Internet addiction. We offer suggestions for future research on Internet addiction and acculturative stress, particularly for international college students

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