Self-Construals, Coping, and Stress in Cross-Cultural Adaptation Export

@article{citeulike:1539437, abstract = {This study examines differences in the independent and interdependent self-construals of American and East Asian students studying in the United States and the influence of these self-construals on coping and stress. Path analysis revealed that the importance of the independent self-construal was positively related to direct coping strategies, which predicted reduced levels of stress for the international students. Ratings of the importance of the interdependent self-construal were positively related to increased stress for the Asian students. The self-constuals and direct coping were the strongest predictors of stress for East Asian students; variables commonly identified in other research addressing cross-cultural adaptation (e.g., number of host country friends, relationships with conationals, language ability, and previous cross-cultural experience) did not significantly predict stress for the international students. The effects of the self-construals and coping were moderated by culture, however, and were not predictive of perceived stress for American students. 10.1177/002202219502600610}, author = {Cross, Susan E.}, citeulike-article-id = {1539437}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002202219502600610}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jcc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/6/673}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/002202219502600610}, journal = {Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology}, keywords = {acculturation, culture, gradstudent}, month = {November}, number = {6}, pages = {673--697}, posted-at = {2007-08-07 09:17:23}, priority = {5}, title = {Self-Construals, Coping, and Stress in Cross-Cultural Adaptation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002202219502600610}, volume = {26}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1539437 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1539437 N2 - This study examines differences in the independent and interdependent self-construals of American and East Asian students studying in the United States and the influence of these self-construals on coping and stress. Path analysis revealed that the importance of the independent self-construal was positively related to direct coping strategies, which predicted reduced levels of stress for the international students. Ratings of the importance of the interdependent self-construal were positively related to increased stress for the Asian students. The self-constuals and direct coping were the strongest predictors of stress for East Asian students; variables commonly identified in other research addressing cross-cultural adaptation (e.g., number of host country friends, relationships with conationals, language ability, and previous cross-cultural experience) did not significantly predict stress for the international students. The effects of the self-construals and coping were moderated by culture, however, and were not predictive of perceived stress for American students. 10.1177/002202219502600610 IS - 6 JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology EP - 697 TI - Self-Construals, Coping, and Stress in Cross-Cultural Adaptation VL - 26 SP - 673 KW - acculturation KW - culture KW - gradstudent AU - Cross, Susan PY - 1995/11/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002202219502600610 ER -