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A Systematic Review of Predictors of International Students' Cross-Cultural Adjustment in China: Current Knowledge and Agenda for Future Research
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Cao, Chun; Meng, Qian – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2022
China has emerged as one of the leading destinations for international students, attracting growing research interest in examining their cross-cultural adjustment. Our study moved beyond prior work by offering the first systematic review on predictors of international student adjustment in China, with all its three domains taken into…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Cultural Differences
Predictors of Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescents in Residential Care: A Systematic Review
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Costa, Mónica; Mota, Catarina P.; Matos, Paula M. – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Adolescents in residential care have an increased risk of developing psychosocial problems, however, not all adolescents are equally vulnerable. This study aims to provide a review and methodological evaluation of current studies, which focus on protective and risk factors associated with the psychosocial adjustment of adolescents in residential…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Individual Development, Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment
Mentoring Students: Conceptualizing and Validating the Multi-Dimensions of a Support System
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Nora, Amaury; Crisp, Gloria – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2008
Many students do not receive the adequate academic and social support during their enrollment in a higher education institution that could positively impact their abilities to succeed in college (Astin, 1984; Hurtado & Carter, 1997; Nora, 1987; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991). These support systems can be viewed as providing a holistic mentoring…
Descriptors: Mentors, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Personnel Services, Student Adjustment
A Positive View of Peer Acceptance in Aggressive Youth: Risk for Future Peer Acceptance.
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Hughes, Jan N.; Cavell, Timothy A.; Prasad-Gaur, Archna – Journal of School Psychology, 2001
Uses longitudinal data to determine whether a positive view of perceived peer acceptance is a risk factor for continued aggression and social rejection for aggressive children. Results indicate that perceived peer acceptance did not predict aggression. However, children who reported higher levels of perceived peer acceptance received lower actual…
Descriptors: Aggression, High Risk Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Acceptance
Critique of "Socioemotional Adjustment of Adolescent Girls Enrolled in a Residential Acceleration Program."
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Stanley, Julian C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
This article reviews the literature on early admission to college and describes two high-schools-within-college institutions. It critiques a paper by Dewey G. Cornell and others (EC 601 042) on predictive measurement of socioemotional adjustment of accelerated adolescent females. The article also questions the value of social adjustment for…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adolescents, College Admission, College Students
Social Skills, Learning Disabilities, and Occupational Success.
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Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Social incompetence is a significant cause of postsecondary maladjustment for the learning disabled. The literature is reviewed on factors critical to occupational success; social development of the learning disabled; major social incompetencies (specifically, social perception and problem solving, task-related social behaviors, and social…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence