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Ra, Young-An – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Previous studies have reported that international students in the US experience unique difficulties and acculturative stress related to cultural differences, language barriers, academic pressure, and interpersonal relationships (Mallinckrodt & Leong, 1992). Berry, Kim, Minde, and Mok (1987) defined this "acculturative stress" as…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Acculturation, Stress Variables, Foreign Students
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Bergin, Adele J.; Jimmieson, Nerina L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
We examined the relationship between university outcome expectations and student adjustment using 2 samples of business students. Study 1 (N = 135) reveals that, for students with high academic self-efficacy, outcome expectations had a positive association with satisfaction; in contrast, for students with low academic self-efficacy, outcome…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Business Administration Education, Outcomes of Education, Self Efficacy
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Sun, Jie; Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Zhang, Yi – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
For this study we identified factors exerting significant influence on homesickness and explored the impact of the homesick experience on students' academic performance and retention in the first year in college. The findings reveal 2 constructs underlying the homesickness scale: homesick separation and homesick distress. Demographic variables…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
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Lee, Donghyuck; Olson, Elizabeth A.; Locke, Ben; Michelson, Sandra Testa; Odes, Eleonora – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
For this study, we examined the relationship between counseling experience and college students' academic performance and retention in a sample of 10,009 college freshmen and transfer students. The results indicated that counseling experience is significantly associated with student retention: students receiving counseling services were more…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power