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Identity Fusion and Adjustment in International Students at U.S. Colleges and Universities
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Kiang, Lisa; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Tevis, Tenisha; Zachry, Corinne; He, Yueying; Takeuchi, Risa – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2021
The present study explores how international students' (IS; N = 169; M[subscript age] = 19.81 years, 36% male) identity fusion, the extent to which they feel connected with a particular social group, is concurrently and longitudinally correlated with belonging, loneliness, well-being, and perceived social support. IS reported higher fusion with…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Foreign Students, Correlation, Well Being
International Students' Social Outcomes, Educational Status, and Country of High School Graduation
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Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mischinski, Megan; Wu, Wenjin; Tevis, Tenisha; Takeuchi, Risa; He, Yueying; Zheng, Yihan; Coverdell, Travis L. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
Despite the increase in methodological sophistication and complexity of models being tested for international student adjustment to universities in the United States (U.S.), researchers often do not test or control for salient demographic differences between students, including their educational status (i.e., graduate or undergraduate) and country…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Adjustment
Physical and Psychological Well-Being and University Student Satisfaction with E-Learning
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Johnson, Genevieve Marie – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
Although research establishes that student characteristics exert considerable influence on learning outcomes, research concerned with e-learning satisfaction most typically focuses of factors associated with instructional design, curriculum and pedagogy. Fifty-eight first-year university e-students completed an online survey that queried their…
Descriptors: Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction
Interpersonal Problems of People Who Describe Themselves as Lonely.
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French, Rita de Sales; Horowitz, Leonard M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
The complaint "I am lonely" summarizes specific interpersonal difficulties in socializing. The UCLA Loneliness Scale identifies lonely and not-lonely students who described their major interpersonal problems by performing a Q-sort with a standardized set of problems. Results show that lonely people consistently report problems of…
Descriptors: Adults, Interpersonal Relationship, Life Style, Loneliness
Components of Loneliness during Adolescence.
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Goswick, Ruth Ann; Jones, Warren H. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1982
Predictors of adolescent loneliness were investigated in two samples of high school students (n=92) and college undergraduates (n=192). Results were similar across samples and in agreement with previous research, suggesting that loneliness develops as a consequence of disruptions in relationships with significant others (i.e., inadequate social…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, High Schools, Higher Education
Loneliness, Self-Disclosure, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
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Chelune, Gordon J.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1980
Examined the relationship between interpersonal intimacy and loneliness, social skills, and social activity. Dispositional level of self-disclosure was found to be inversely related to loneliness. Results suggest that lonely individuals have difficulty appropriately revealing personal information in new relationships and nonstructured social…
Descriptors: Alienation, Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Counseling Techniques