dc.contributor.author	Aldawsari, Norah Fahad
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-12T21:09:35Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-12T21:09:35Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.identifier.citation	Aldawsari, Norah Fahad. "The Effects of Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Support on International Student's Psychological Adjustments: Autonomy and Environmental Mastery" (Thesis). Valdosta State University, December 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2509
dc.identifier.other	CF82130A-229A-4D90-B6DC-02404295950F	UUID
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2509
dc.description.abstract	This study aimed to investigate the effects of cross-cultural competence and social support on international students’ psychological adjustment, specifically autonomy and environmental mastery in the host country, the United States. The participants in this study included 94 international students studying in the southeastern region of the United States. A series of standard multiple regression analysis were conducted to predict international students’ autonomy and environmental mastery as measured by Ryff’s Scales of Psychological Well-Being (Ryff & Keyes, 1995). The study revealed a positive relationship between international students’ autonomy and cross-cultural competence as measured by the Intercultural Competence Scale (ICC). A positive relationship was also revealed between environmental mastery and social support as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The results, however, found negative relationship between length of residency in the host country and autonomy and environmental mastery. Relationships between psychological adjustment (i.e., autonomy and environmental mastery) and gender differences and different cultural background (individualistic and collectivistic cultures) were not significant. International students, their parents, and those who work with international students may use research findings to facilitate the psychological adjustment of international students in the host country.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	I. INTRODUCTION...1 II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE..3 Cross-Cultural Competence…..…...3 Social Support…......6 Psychological Well-Being and Adjustment…...…..8 Autonomy…..10 Influential Factors on Autonomy........................12 Environmental Mastery..14 Influential Factors on Environmental Mastery…......….....16 Research Questions…....19 III. METHODS…..….20 Participants....20 Procedure….….....23 Measures.......24 Analyses.…...28 IV. RESULTS….29 Predicting Autonomy…29 Predicting Environmental Mastery..…..…...30 V. DISCUSSION…....31 Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Support on Autonomy.…...…32 Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Support on Environmental Mastery…....33 Length of Residency on Psychological Adjustment......................................35 Limitations….….36 Recommendations.…..37 REFERENCES...….......…..40 Appendix A: Tables 1-3…...56 Appendix B: Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval..62 Appendix C: Consent to Participate in Research.64 Appendix D: Recruiting Participants with the Assistance of International Students Program Offices….......66 Appendix E: Email Requesting International Students’ Participation….....................68 Appendix F: Email Requesting International Students’ Participation in Social Media (English Version)...…......…71 Appendix G: Post Requesting International Students’ Participation in Social Media (Arabic Version)…......73 Appendix H: Demographic Information…...…...75 Appendix I: Intercultural Competence (ICC)..............79 Appendix J: The Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being…....84 Appendix K: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support…...….87 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Demographic Information of the 73 Total Participants who Removed from the Sample..…..…..59 Table 2: Variable Coefficients Predicting International Students’ Autonomy…..…62 Table 3: Variable Coefficients Predicting International Students’ Environmental Mastery... 63 Note: Tables are found in Appendix A	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Students, Foreign	en_US
dc.subject	theses	en_US
dc.title	The Effects of Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Support on International Student's Psychological Adjustments: Autonomy and Environmental Mastery	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Adams, Katharine S.
dc.description.committee	Kohn, Steven
dc.description.committee	Grimes, Lee
dc.description.degree	M.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Psychology	en_US