Adjustment of mainland Chinese academics and students to Singapore

This article studies the adjustment of mainland Chinese academics and students to the life in Singapore. It develops a model of international adjustment linking the effects of seven personal characteristics, namely prior international experience, predeparture knowledge, language competence, self-eff...

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Published in:International journal of intercultural relations 2001-07, Vol.25 (4), p.347-372
Main Author: Tsang, Eric W.K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic staff
Adjustment
Asian Cultural Groups
Chinese people
College Faculty
College Students
Culturally similar environment
General adjustment
Interaction adjustment
Mainland Chinese academics
Mainland Chinese students
Overseas sojourners
Personality Traits
Singapore
Undergraduate students
Universities
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Summary:This article studies the adjustment of mainland Chinese academics and students to the life in Singapore. It develops a model of international adjustment linking the effects of seven personal characteristics, namely prior international experience, predeparture knowledge, language competence, self-efficacy, extroversion, association with locals and social support, on general and interaction adjustment, as well as the effects of adjustment on performance. A survey was conducted on mainland Chinese academics and students in one of the two universities of Singapore. There were 91 valid responses from the former group and 210 valid responses from the latter. With the exception of prior international experience, the other six personal characteristics significantly affected general and/or interaction adjustment for at least one of the two groups. The result generally confirmed the relevance of these factors studied in previous adjustment research. Some interesting contrasts also emerge from comparing the findings of the two samples. These contrasts suggest that the role assumed by the sojourner may influence how certain personal characteristics affect adjustment and how adjustment affects performance.
ISSN:0147-1767
1873-7552
DOI:10.1016/S0147-1767(01)00010-4