Length of residence, cultural adjustment difficulties, and psychological distress symptoms in Asian and Latin American international college students

By L. Wilton, Madonna G. Constantine. 2003

194 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Communication, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Communication

1. A. Araujo
2. A. Reynolds
3. Yusliza Mohd. Yusoff
4. Andrew P. Smith
5. Madonna G. Constantine
6. Eman S. Alharbi

In Social Psychology

1. A. Araujo
2. A. Reynolds
3. Yusliza Mohd. Yusoff
4. Susan Kashubeck‐West
5. Andrew P. Smith
6. Madonna G. Constantine
7. Christopher Sullivan
8. Eman S. Alharbi

In Sociology and Political Science

1. A. Reynolds
2. A. Araujo
3. Yusliza Mohd. Yusoff
4. Susan Kashubeck‐West
5. Andrew P. Smith
6. Madonna G. Constantine
7. Eman S. Alharbi
8. Dawn M. Szymanski

Citations in the corpus

• Cultural Adjustment Difficulties and Career Development of International College Students (2007, methodology): “Designations regarding geographic region were based on previously used categories for investigating differences across international student groups (e.g., Spencer-Rodgers, 2000; Wilton & Constantine, 2003).”
• Adjustment Issues of International Students Enrolled in American Colleges and Universities: A Review of the Literature (2011, background): “In turn, Wilton and Constantine (2003) reported that for international students, greater length of stay in the U.S. was associated with lower levels of psychological distress.”
• Positive Aspects of International Student Transitions: A Qualitative Inquiry (2011, unknown): “…result in physical, psychological, and social decline (Mori, 2000; Poyrazli, Kavanaugh, Baker, & Al-Timimi, 2004), and can contribute to more severe mental health issues, including psychiatric disorders (Furukawa, Sarason, & Sarason, 1998; Lee, Koeske, & Sales, 2004; Wilton & Constantine, 2003).”
• The Interplay of International Students' Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Acculturation Modes (2015, background): “…students are also confronted with a wide variety of potential new challenges: language barriers, lack of familiarity with the academic system, immersion in a new culture, and the loss of closeness to family and friends (Misra, Crist, & Burant, 2003; Searle & Ward, 1990; Wilton & Constantine, 2003).”
• Review of the Literature on Stress and Wellbeing of International Students in English-Speaking Countries (2018, background): “Thus, the Latino students did not find many people from their culture, which had an impact on their ability to make friends and receive informal social support (Wilton & Constantine, 2003).”
• Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Psychological Adjustment in International Undergraduate Students in a Public Higher Education Institution in Malaysia (2012, background): “Wilton and Constantine (2003) examined length of residence, cultural adjustment difficulties, and psychological distress symptoms in 190 Asian and Latin American international college students.”