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Bulgan, Gökçe; Çiftçi, Ayse – Journal of International Students, 2018
The authors investigated how work-family balance mediated the relationship between personality traits, gender roles, social support, and psychosocial adjustment. Data were collected from 243 married international graduate students (MIGSs) studying in the United States. Results of structural equation modeling indicated that personality traits…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Foreign Students, Marriage, Individual Development
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Shim, Sungok Serena; Wang, Cen; Makara, Kara A.; Xu, Xiao-Guang; Xie, Li-Na; Zhong, Ming – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
University life can be stressful and students may struggle to adjust socially. We examined students' social achievement goals--their orientations towards their relationships with their peers--as one important factor underlying students' social and psychological adjustment in college. When investigating the direct and indirect effects of social…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Student Adjustment, Goal Orientation, Social Adjustment
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Wormington, Stephanie V.; Anderson, Kristen G.; Schneider, Ashley; Tomlinson, Kristin L.; Brown, Sandra A. – Journal of School Violence, 2016
Recent research highlights the role of peer victimization in students' adjustment across a variety of domains (e.g., academic, social), but less often identifies potential mediating variables. In the current study, we tested for direct effects from peer victimization to adolescents' academic behavior and alcohol use, as well as indirect effects…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Student Adjustment, Victims of Crime, Peer Groups