However, these students often experience acculturative stress, influencing their health and wellbeing. International students are a key force in shaping globalization. Research suggests that acculturation influences psychological wellbeing and development. The current study examined the primary sources of acculturative stress and how acculturative stress was associated with sociodemographic variables and depression with the help of ttest and analysis of variance, pearsons productmoment correlation with a sample of 506 international university students. Depression, acculturative stress, and social connectedness. This questionnaire includes 36 items divided into seven subscales. A webbased survey was distributed among several classes of students of the university, which yielded 268 responses. Acculturative stress scale for international students assis compendia. Participants indicated their level of agreement on a 1, strongly disagree, to 5, strongly agree, scale. Acculturative stress scale safe, was used to determine the acculturative stress among. Acculturative stress scale for international students. Life satisfaction, acculturative stress, ethnic identity, and. Acculturative stress is often defined as a culture shock.
The study applied the modified conceptual framework from the acculturation model. Monica galloway burke, aaron hughey, and martin stone educational leadership doctoral program western kentucky university. Acculturation strategy, acculturative stress and academic. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to assis acculturative stress scale for international students. Research shows that international college students experience high levels of acculturative stress, which can adversely impact their health and college success. Pdf development of an acculturative stress scale for. Acculturative stress was measured using the acculturative stress scale for international students assis. What is the abbreviation for acculturative stress scale for international students.
The international journal of health, wellness, and society, 2, 1192. A total of 186 students participated in the survey. An analysis of acculturative stress, sociocultural adaptation, and satisfaction among international students at a nonmetropolitan university hajara mahmood may 2014 160 pages directed by. International students n 506 volunteered to take part in the survey and completed two selfreport questionnaires. A case study of english language shock among chinese students in london. However, studies to explore the association among acculturative stress, perceived social support. Predictor of acculturative stress among international students in the united states jieru bai university of nebraska at omaha usa abstract a quantitative study was conducted to measure the acculturative stress of international students and investigate the predictors of acculturative stress. Assis is a 36items selfreport questionnaire rated on 5 points likert type of scale, spreading from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree. Additionally, international students underutilisation of counselling services has resulted in researchers calling for proactive and preventative steps to be taken to aid the acculturation process of international students and prevent acculturative stress angelopoulos and catano, 1993, bradley, 2000, khoo and aburasain, 1994, komiya and. Acculturation, acculturative stress, and anxiety among. The length of time moderated the relationship between acculturative stress and depression wei et al. Major causes of acculturative stress and their relations with.
Aside from academic stressors, there are stressors related to social and cultural transitions which may exacerbate preexisting emotional or psychological distress. Perceived discrimination, homesickness, perceived hate, fear, change, guilt and nonspecific. Assessing acculturative stress of international students. Its results confirm significant correlations between students acculturation strategy, acculturative stress levels, and firstyear gpa. Research method a convenient sample of 392 international students from china, myanmar, nepal, indonesia, india. Implications for reducing the effects of acculturative stress among mexican american college students are discussed. Given the relation of acculturative stress with affect experiences, as noted above, affective and copingrelated constructs may be more proximal risk factors linking acculturative stress with health risk behavior. Pdf development of an acculturative stress scale for international. First generation college students face some unique challenges in the pursuit of higher education. Discrimination, acculturation, acculturative stress, and. Despite awareness of the difficulties faced by refugees in flight, little is known about their mental health following resettlement. It was the first chinese scale of acculturative stress developed and validated.
Acculturative stress berry introduced the concept of acculturative stress as a substitute for obergs 1960 concept of culture shock berry, 1986. Dealing with acculturative stress among international. The masi is a 36item instrument that measures acculturative stress that originates from european american e. Multidimensionality of acculturative stress among chinese international students zhang and jung. Coping with acculturative stress and depression among international students. The scale included and measured a total of 36 questions. Acculturative stress refers to the problems that arise from the process of acculturation. February 2016 10 life satisfaction, acculturative stress, ethnic identity, and gender role attitudes among armenian american women agnesa papazyan we rock the spectrum 19520.
Similar studies examining acculturative stress itself as a mediator of riskier health behavior are more prevalent. Acculturation or adaptation to a new culture involves changes in multiple areas of functioning e. However, pilot research with korean american and korean immigrant adolescents suggested that the 26item scale should be modified further. The first goal was to determine whether muslim arab american adolescents age, gender, religiosity, and length of.
Acculturative stress and its association with academic stress. Life satisfaction, acculturative stress, ethnic identity. Major causes of acculturative stress and their relations. To measure acculturative stress, acculturative stress scale for international students assis developed by sandhu and asrabadi 20 was used. Previous studies have identified many unique problems of chinese students during their acculturation process and a higher level of acculturative stress than international students from other countries. Article information, pdf download for development of an acculturative stress. Acculturative stress and its association with academic. The current study explored acculturative stress and its association with academic stress and psychological wellbeing including distress symptoms and positive affect among international students in germany.
American international journal of contemporary research vol. Social support was positively associated with physical activity levels. To measure the level of acculturative stress researcher developed and validated acculturative stress scale. The term was actually coined out by chicagos institute of international education. This study used the acculturative stress scale for international students assis developed by sandhu and asrabadi 1 in order to determine the acculturative stress of 378 international undergraduates in utm. This study used the safe scale for adolescents as described by hovey and king 1996. Assessing acculturative stress of international students at a. The assis was developed to measure cultural stress reported by international students living and studying in the u. It is said that sufferers of this stress consider that the host country makes them feel bad.
An analysis of acculturative stress, sociocultural adaptation. For this researcher developed and validated the acculturative stress scale. Multidimensionality of acculturative stress among chinese. Apr 30, 2014 acculturative stress was measured with the 36item acculturative stress scale for international students assis. In bivariate analyses, acculturative stress was associated with higher levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The purpose of the study was to examine the main sources of acculturative stress and their associations with sociodemographic factors and depression. Permission for use of the acculturative stress scale for. The growing number of international students in china emerges as a new global health challenge and presents an. Acculturative stress scale for international students assis june 12, 2018 compendia test acculturation admin.
Acculturative stress among asian international students in. Negative affect is one possible explanatory factor for. Acculturative stress and stressors among international students 40. Procedia social and behavioral sciences 59 2012 364 a 369 to determine the acculturative stress among international university students. Abstract this paper provides a crosscultural comparison of profiles of stress and positive adjustment between international and domestic students at a canadian university n202 using the bpshir biopsychosocial. The study therefore sought to investigate the acculturative stress for international students living and studying in universities in ghana by examining how assertiveness, selfefficacy, and social support help international students in dealing with the effects of acculturative stress. Many hispanic families, in addition to daily hassles and life stressors, are faced with acculturative stress, which refers. Linking acculturation patterns, acculturative stress, and education policies to educational competence among mexicanamerican children yoon mi kim the persistent educational underachievement of latino children and adolescents has emerged as a public concern since they have becomethe fastest growing group of students in. Stress represents a prominent aspect of modern life and is associated with numerous negative health consequences. So far, only one preliminary study suggests that greater identity confusion may explain the relation of acculturative stress with intoxication frequency oshri et al.
Assis abbreviation stands for acculturative stress scale for international students. The instrument measures four aspects of acculturative stress, including social, attitudinal, family and environment. Acculturative stress among international students in. Acculturative stress among asian international students. Previous studies have identified many unique problems of. The current study investigated how different sociodemographic variables and coping styles are associated with the level of acculturative stress among international students in germany. Acculturative stress and influential factors among.
We analyzed survey data from 567 international students attending universities in wuhan, china. Students assis is a 36items scale in likert format, designed to. Acculturation, acculturative stress, religiosity and. Pdf description of the development and testing of a new 36item scale in likert format, designed to assess the acculturative stress of. The impact of acculturative stress on international students and recent attempts to enhance the adjustment and acculturation of international students through various programs are examined also. Several studies have reported cronbachs 90 for the assis.
Acculturative stress among international postgraduate. Chinese students are the biggest ethnic group of international students in the united states. We used a networkbased analytical approach to assess the structure of the acculturative stress scale for international students and used regression analysis to assess the relationships between acculturative stress and theoretically related factors. An examination of acculturative stress, perceived social. Effect on academic performance of rural migrant students article pdf available in international journal of business excellence 101 july 2016 with 852 reads. Finally, gaps in the literature are highlighted in order to suggest future research directions. Were located in 160 of the behavioural sciences building bsb.
It was also examined whether various sociodemographic. Development of an acculturative stress scale for international. The interplay of international students acculturative. Review of the literature on stress and wellbeing of. Acculturative stress scale safe, was used to determine the acculturative stress among international postgraduate university students. The results revealed that only the stressor of english language difficulty, one of acculturative stress, negatively influenced physical activity levels. The selfadministered questionnaire contained the short version of the social, attitudinal, familial and environmental acculturative stress scale safe, was used to determine the acculturative stress among international postgraduate university students. Acculturative stress and adjustment experiences of greek.
This study examined the relations between acculturative stress and psychological functioning, as well as the protective role of social support and coping style, in a sample of 148 mexican american college students 67% female, 33% male. Furthermore, the assis scale covers a broad range of factors such as culture shock, homesickness, fear, etc. The first goal was to determine whether muslim arab american adolescents age, gender, religiosity, and length of time in the united states predicts acculturation. International journal of intercultural relations, 28, 399414.
A descriptive crosssectional research design was employed to investigate the study. Linking acculturation patterns, acculturative stress, and. Coping with acculturative stress and depression among. Although literature suggests that international students are more likely to experience high levels of acculturative stresses hence are more prone to psychological distress such as depression e. An examination of acculturative stress, perceived social support and depression among chinese international students. Acculturative stress is thus a reduction in the health status of individuals, and may include physical, psychological and social aspects. Acculturative stress has been scarcely studies among armenian americans. This article investigated rates, predictors, and moderators of anxiety, depression, and acculturative stress among members of the resettled bhutanese refugee community in northern queensland.
The current study examined the relationships between acculturation, acculturative stress, socioeconomic status, and symptoms of anxiety among firstgeneration college students of. Perceived support as a predictor of acculturative stress. The multidimensional acculturative stress inventory masi. The levels of immersion in ones native culture and the culture of the u. Development of an acculturative stress scale for international students. Description of the development and testing of a new 36item scale in likert format, designed to assess the acculturative stress of international students, includes perceived discrimination. Acculturative stress among international students journal of. Participants consisted of 652 international students 53 % female, 47 % male. The acculturative stress level of international undergraduate studying in one. Thus, the notion that discriminatory events can influence ones level of acculturative stress is particularly noteworthy and can help to explain the pervasive mental health disparities evident among latino groups in the u. Development and validation of the acculturative stress scale for chinese college students in the united states asscs chinese students are the biggest ethnic group of international students in the united states. International students social engagement and social wellbeing in an australian regional area. As per its definition in the history, it is considered as the reduction of peoples health status.
Assis acculturative stress scale for international students. These students had comparatively less stress compared to the students from other countries yeh and inose, 2003. The purpose of this study was to examine acculturation, acculturative stress, religiosity and psychological adjustment among muslim arab american adolescents. Acculturative stress among international postgraduate students at. The purpose of this study was to find the level of acculturative stress among international students. Perceived discrimination and acculturative stress may have overlapping processes but each has distinct etiologies. This crosssectional study examined community college international students n 243. Acculturative stress and other risk factors related to immigration have been. Acculturative stress refers to stress induced by the adaptation or acculturation process due to. Acculturative stress scale for international students assis. The stress that emerges from difficulties in acculturation is referred to as acculturative stress. It contained 21 items in likert 5point response format. An analysis of acculturative stress, sociocultural adaptation, and satisfaction among international students at a nonmetropolitan university a dissertation presented to the faculty of the educational leadership doctoral program western kentucky university bowling green, kentucky in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.