orthogonal projection operator, trace-orthogonality, generalized singular value decomposition (GSVD), QR decomposition, vector preference models, two-way CANDELINC, dual scaling, redundancy analysis, GMANOVA (growth curve models),

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The aim of this study was to construct a discriminant function to predict maladjustment in foreign cultures for 123 Japanese adolescents studying abroad in home stay for 1 year. The maladjustment was defined in terms of self-reported friendship availability, friendship satisfaction and emotional distress. Among the variables assessed before departure, three factors emerged as strong predictors of maladjustment: neuroticism, maternal care before age 16, and friendship availability at home. The discriminant function obtained showed an overall predictive power of 72% and was found to be robust.

Measures of social support, which is usually tacitly understood as something extrinsic to an individual, in fact may not be measures of the external environment only.