Challenges facing Chinese International students studying in the United States

Ching, Yuerong; Renes, Susan L.; McMurrow, Samantha; Simpson, Joni; Strange, Anthony T.

doi:10.5897/err2016.3106

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“…Academic difficulties are issues related to the teaching and learning processes during lectures and fulfilling school work. This finding coincides with those of numerous previous researchers, who have reported that academic stress and pressure to succeed are experienced by Asian students studying in the United States and Western students studying in China [ 29 , 102 , 103 ]. Similarly, significant differences were found regarding online facilitation and the personality traits openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness, with degree-seeking students rating higher than short-term exchange students.…”

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The Moderating Role of Personality in the Relationship between Internet Use and Study Abroad Difficulties

Ching

2021

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Studying abroad can be stressful due to culture shock and various other difficulties. However, with the current prevalence of information communication technology, we can surmise that study abroad difficulties should be minimal. Since it has been shown that an individual’s personality is highly associated with their internet use behaviors, it would be interesting to determine the effects of personality traits on the relationship between internet use motives and perceived study abroad difficulties. Data were collected from 1870 volunteer study abroad students in Taiwan. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that when controlling for the effects of age, gender, duration of stay, student status (short-term exchange or degree-seeking), and internet use motives (online benefits, habits, and facilitation), the personality trait neuroticism consistently showed significant relationships with the various study abroad difficulties. Moreover, moderation analyses revealed that all the personality traits except conscientiousness showed significant interactions with internet use, while simple slope comparisons showed significant differences between the high personality traits and their lower counterparts. In sum, an examination of the moderating role of personality traits in the relationship between internet use and study abroad difficulties may be useful for preemptively identifying at-risk students.

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The Moderating Role of Personality in the Relationship between Internet Use and Study Abroad Difficulties

Ching

2021

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“…However, language barriers are the main barrier for Chinese international students. Chinese traditional pedagogy contributes to the adaptation and success of Chinese international students (e.g., Ching et al, 2017). Chinese students feel it is hard to speak out and present in the classroom (e.g., Lin et al, 2019;Wu et al, 2015).…”

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A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry at a Canadian University

Lin

2021

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In the 2019-20 winter, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across 200 countries and territories around the world. International students have been facing an unprecedented challenge because most of them have been left behind in their host countries. This hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry explores the lived experiences of Chinese international students at a Canadian university in COVID times. As a theoretical framework, resilience theory is used to probe the students’ protective factors, including internal assets and external resources and the risk factors the students face during these challenging times. The interactions of protective factors and risk factors are examined with regard to reducing or avoiding the negative effects of adversity exposure. Ten participants between 20-30 years of age are interviewed via Zoom meetings and WeChat videos to reveal specific insights they have gained from their experiences. Special resilience-based interventions are discussed.

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“…The transition to college life, and to a potentially more diverse and more multicultural environment on the university campus, always brings new demands and challenges to international students (Ruberman, 2014). These demands and challenges are especially acute for racial and cultural minority international students from Asian countries (Ching et al, 2017). For example, Sherry et al (2010) found that Asian international students often feel culturally misunderstood and socially isolated in the university community.…”

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

Liu

2021

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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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Challenges facing Chinese International students studying in the United States

Cited by 54 publications

References 46 publications

The Moderating Role of Personality in the Relationship between Internet Use and Study Abroad Difficulties

The Moderating Role of Personality in the Relationship between Internet Use and Study Abroad Difficulties

A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry at a Canadian University

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

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