Relationships Among Life Stress, Social Support, Academic Stressors, and Reactions to Stressors of International Students in the United States.

By R. Misra, Melanee Crist, C. Burant. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Cultural Adjustment Difficulties and Career Development of International College Students (2007, background): “…friends in their home country, from other international students, and even from U.S. students provides a direct and mediating effect on the stress level and cultural adjustment of international students (Constantine et al., 2005; Hayes & Lin, 1994; Mallinckodt & Leong, 1992; Misra et al., 2003).”
Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Psychological Adjustment in International Undergraduate Students in a Public Higher Education Institution in Malaysia (2012, background): “According to Misra, Crist, and Burant (2003), all international students go through the process of adjusting to a new educational system and social environment.”
Determinants of International Students’ Academic Performance (2010, background): “This finding was supported by the argument of Misra et al (2003) that supportive communication with friends and spouses are useful to release stress and therefore contributes to cross-cultural adjustment.”
Review of the Literature on Stress and Wellbeing of International Students in English-Speaking Countries (2018, background): “Moreover, Misra et al. (2003) found female international students had more emotional reactions (i.e. fear and physiological symptoms, such as sweating, trembling, stuttering, body or headaches and weight loss or gain) and behavioural reactions (crying, self-abuse) to stressors than their male…”
Roles of University Support for International Students in the United States (2015, background): “Previous studies have empirically confirmed this crucial function of social support in relation to the various dimensions of international students’ lives (Cemalcilar, Falbo, & Stapleton, 2005; Misra et al., 2003; Ye, 2006).”
The Interplay of International Students' Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Acculturation Modes (2015, background): “…visas, struggle Spring 2015 http://jistudents.org Volume 5•Issue 1 with isolation and distance from family and friends, and are under considerable pressure to perform well in a new and demanding academic and cultural environment (Constantine et al., 2004; Misra et al., 2003; Olaniran, 1993).”
International Students in the U.S.: Social and Psychological Adjustment (2013, neutral): “…in this sample, those who experienced higher acculturative stress and less social support also had more depressive symptoms and more difficulty with sociocultural adjustment, a finding which has been demonstrated previously (Dao et al., 2007; Misra et al, 2003; Wei et al., 2007; Ying & Han, 2006).”
Adjustment Issues of International Students Enrolled in American Colleges and Universities: A Review of the Literature (2011, background): “Additionally, Mittal and Wieling (2006) reported that greater familial and graduate social support reduced international students’ stress level. Atri, Sharma, and Cottrell (2007) found in their study that one type of social support, namely, emotional support, was significantly related to sojourners’”
A review of the acculturation experiences of international students (2011, background): “Additionally, Mori (2000) stated that international students (particularly from Asian countries) have a tendency to somatise problems, and”
A Comparison of International and Domestic Tertiary Students in Australia (2008, neutral): “(Hashim & Zhiliang, 2003; Misra, Crist, & Burant, 2003 ).”