ACCULTURATION AND STRESS AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbbioethica.2017.04Keywords:
international students, acculturation, stress, language barriers, depression, social support.Abstract
The possibility of young people to study abroad is attractive but also challenging. The phenomenon of migration due to the desire of study abroad started to interest from the sociological point of view, but also it is a psychological and educational topic. Nowadays, universities are trying to convince teenagers from all over the world to continue their education into the institution, but not many of them are prepared to assure a qualitative integration for people coming from different cultures. The present paper approaches the stress of acculturation among university students. The aim of the study is to the point the theoretic issues related to this phenomenon and to present the used instruments that evaluate its score. Variables that influence the level of stress of acculturation, like sex, depression, family support, social network, language knowledge are discussed. Also, important results from international studies lead in several countries are detailed.
REZUMAT. Adaptarea la stres a studenților străini. Posibilitatea ca tinerii să își poată continua educația într-o țară străină este atractivă dar și provocatoare. Fenomenul migrației datorat studiilor este interesant din punct de vedere sociologic dar a devenit și un subiect de natură psihologică și educațională. În ziua de astăzi, universitățile încearcă să convingă tinerii de pretutindeni să le treacă pragul, dar nu multe dintre ele sunt pregătite să asigure o integrare calitativă a celor care vin din culturi atât de diferite. Prezenta lucrare abordează tematica stresului legat de studenţii internaţionali – aculturația și stresul aculturativ. Scopul studiului este de a puncta aspectele teoretice legate de fenomenul aculturației și de a prezenta unele instrumente psihologice utilizate pentru măsurarea lui și variabilele care influențează stresul legat de aculturație precum genul. Depresia, suportul familial, relațiile sociale, sau nivelul cunoașterii limbii sunt prezentate în lucrare. De asemenea, rezultate importante din studii realizate în țări diverse sunt detaliate.
Cuvinte cheie: studenți străini, adaptare, stres, bariere de limbaj, depresie, suport social.
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