scholarly journals Homesickness and Socio-Cultural Adaptation towards Perceived Stress among International Students of a Public University in Sabah: An Exploration Study for Social Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4924
Author(s):  
Balan Rathakrishnan ◽  
Soon Singh Bikar Singh ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin ◽  
Mohd Fahmi Ghazali ◽  
Azizi Yahaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Public University ◽  
Overseas Students ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The University ◽  
Local Cultures

When adolescents go overseas to study, they have to face the challenge of adapting to local cultures, homesickness, and dealing with the stress. This study aimed to investigate the socio-cultural adaptation, homesickness, and perceived stress among international students in relation to social sustainability in a public university in Sabah, Malaysia. This research also related how international students manage both positive and negative impacts on their social life in university. The study included all international students in that university except Bruneian and Indonesian students. The sample group comprised 100 male and 100 female students. This study used four questionnaires: (i) Perceived Stress Scale, (ii) Homesickness Scale, (iii) Socio-cultural Adaptation Scale, and (iv) Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale. The results indicated that the socio-cultural adaptation and perceived stress levels were significantly correlated, r (198) = 0.354, p < 0.05. The level of homesickness and perceived stress were also significantly correlated, r (198) = 0.314, p < 0.05. The outcome of this study can help overseas students lead better lives abroad, while the university can arrange relevant activities to help them better adapt to local cultures and perceive less stress. The present study underlined the importance of increasing socio-cultural adaptation and social sustainability and decreasing homesickness among international students studying at the public university in Sabah.

scholarly journals A Study on Cross-Cultural Adaptation of International Students in China from Confucius Institute at the University of Khartoum

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunmi Miyane
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Confucius Institute ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
The University

Since China and Sudan have different cultural backgrounds, international students from Sudan certainly will have trouble in learning. How can they improve their cross-cultural adaptation? By taking the international students in China from Confucius Institute at the University of Khartoum (CIUOFK), and by means of questionnaire survey and interviews, this paper finds that difficulties they have to face in cross-cultural adaptation include living environment, the weather, dietary habits and means of transportation. And then this paper has an in-depth exploration of reasons behind these difficulties from four aspects, i.e. living environment, academic environment, interpersonal communication and mental adaptation. In the end, the author suggests that the students should be eased at both universities and individual levels, and also puts forward some pertinent suggestions in terms of those common difficulties for the students.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ ETHICS AND RELIGION: A STUDY AT UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH, LABUAN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
Azizan Had ◽  
Starry Garijih
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Public University ◽  
External Factors ◽  
University Education ◽  
Home Education ◽  
Ethical Awareness ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
The University ◽  
Computer Studies ◽  
Education Courses

The research tries to answer the question of ‘does religion, education, and social surroundings play a role in developing a student’s ethical behavior?’ To understand more on the topic, I have surveyed students at the Labuan branch of University Malaysia Sabah in Malaysia, a public university where most of the students are taking a first degree in Business and Computer Studies. Using a survey questionnaire, I test five important hypotheses: whether ethical attitudes are affected by religiosity, religion, social life, university education, and by what happens around them at home. The objective of the survey is to determine whether their awareness of ethical conduct is based on their religion, courses taken at the university, or other external factors. The result of the survey will show whether ethical awareness is determined by internal factors such as religion and home education, or by external factors such as university and school education, courses taken at the university or their social life.

scholarly journals Adaptation of International Students to University Reality in Kazakhstan (on the Example of WKMU)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Jay Kumar Gahwal ◽  
Anara Urkunova ◽  
Gulzhana Jenalayeva ◽  
Aigul Kupenova ◽  
Gulmira Nurgaliyeva
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Republic ◽  
West Kazakhstan ◽  
High Level ◽  
Administrative Structures ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University

One of the most important topics for Kazakhstani universities in the context of internationalization of higher education is the successful adaptation of international students to a university setting. A high level of students' adaptation, socially and psychologically comfortable conditions for them may increase the number of international students in Kazakhstan from the perspective. The article analyzes the main aspects of international students` socio-cultural adaptation at the West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, the Republic of Kazakhstan (WKMU). A sociological survey was conducted among the Indian students of the Faculty of General Medicine. Challenges of international students at WKMU include the language barrier, the difference in assessment, and education systems in India and Kazakhstan. A favourable condition for the socio-cultural adaptation of international students at WKMU is the organization of intercultural interaction and cooperation of students in the educational space of the university. The results of the study are offered to be taken into consideration by administrative structures, responsible for supervising international students at the university.

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study on International Students’ Stress, Problem Focused Coping and Cross-Cultural Adaptation in China 来华留学生跨文化压力应对和适应研究

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (S(1)) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander English ◽  
Ruobing Chi
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
International Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Asian Students ◽  
Overseas Students ◽  
Perceived Cultural Distance ◽  
The Relationship

We conducted a longitudinal study to explore how the relationship between perceived cultural distance, stress- and problem-focused coping strategies may influence socio-cultural adaptation for international students in China. We collected longitudinal data on overseas students during the Fall semester of September 2013. Data were recollected 90 days later. The results show that: (1) perceived cultural distance did not predict the outcome of socio-cultural adaptation; (2) non-Asian students used more problem-focused coping strategies than Asian students; (3) interaction effect between stress, coping strategy and culture of origin is significant: for non-Asian students, problem-focused coping strategies alleviated the negative impact of stress on adaptation; and for Asian students, problem-focused coping strategies exacerbated the negative impact of stress on adaptation.有研究显示个体和集体主义文化背景下，人们应对跨文化适应压力的方式不同，但目前还缺乏在非西方背景下对相关结论的验证。因此，本研究以来华留学生为研究对象，采用纵向设计，探究了文化距离、压力和问题应对策略与社会文化适应之间的相关关系。研究对象为121名在华留学生（亚洲人=52人，非亚洲人=69人），数据收集间隔90天。研究发现：(1) 感知文化距离不能预测社会文化适应结果；(2) 非亚洲留学生相比亚洲留学生使用更多问题中心应对策略；(3) 压力X应对X种族的交互效应显著：对非亚洲群体，问题中心应对策略能够缓解压力对于适应的消极影响；而对亚洲群体而言，问题中心应对策略加剧了压力对于适应的消极影响。

Structural Model of Service Quality Factors Affecting Loyalty Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman Al-erqi ◽  
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Mohd Lizam Mohd Diah ◽  
Najmaddin Abo Mosali ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This study seeks to address the impact of service quality affecting international student's satisfaction towards loyalty tothe Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia(UTHM). The aim of thestudy is to develop relationship between service quality factor and loyalty to the university from the international students’ perspectives. The study adopted quantitative approach where data was collected through questionnaire survey and analysed statistically. A total of 246 responses were received and found to be valid. The model was developed and analysed using AMOS-SEM software. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) function of the software was to assessed the measurement models and found that all the models achieved goodness of fit. Then path analysis function was used to assessed structural model and found that service qualityfactors have a significant effect on the students’ satisfaction and thus affecting the loyaltyto the university. Hopefully the outcome form this study will benefit the university in providing services especially to the international students.

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