Variation in the Prediction of Cross-Cultural Adjustment by Ethnic Density: A Longitudinal Study of Taiwanese Students in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Ying, Yu-Wen; Han, Meekyung
Titel	Variation in the Prediction of Cross-Cultural Adjustment by Ethnic Density: A Longitudinal Study of Taiwanese Students in the United States
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 42 (2008) 4, S.1075-1086 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Campuses; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Prediction; Student Adjustment; Ethnic Groups; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Students; Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Vorhersage; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Ethnie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	The study examined variation in the prediction of adjustment in Taiwanese students by ethnic density. A total of 155 Taiwanese students were assessed via survey pre-departure and three times post-arrival in the United States. Hierarchical regression analysis showed students on campuses with fewer other Taiwanese peers formed more friendships with Americans and developed greater English competence by the second semester than those on campuses with more Taiwanese students. Furthermore, homesickness, affiliation with Americans, and English competence in the second semester predicted functional adjustment in the third semester among students at moderate ethnic density schools, while baseline English competence alone predicted adjustment in students on high ethnic density campuses. Implications for facilitating cross-cultural adjustment are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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