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Coping strategies adopted by international students in an Australian tertiary context

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posted on 2023-05-17, 19:13 authored by Yue, Y, Le, Q
Due to geographic and cultural transition, most international students experience difficulty in adapting to an unfamiliar environment. These adjustment difficulties are commonly regarded as the primary cause of acculturative stress. In order to relieve their acculturative stress, various effective coping strategies are used to improve their adaptation. Effectively using coping strategies enhances their psychological well-being, whereas ineffective coping exacerbates the effects of stress on adjustment. This study, based on both quantitative and qualitative data, investigates coping strategies used by international students in an Australian tertiary context. The findings indicate that “acceptance”, “positive reappraisal”, “active coping”, and “suppression” are the top four coping strategies most widely used by international students, while “denial” is the least used. In addition, participants’ demographics such as gender, degree pursued, length of stay in Australia, and English proficiency are significantly associated with their use of coping strategies.

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Publication title

The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies

Volume

7

Pagination

25-39

ISSN

2327-011X

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

Common Ground Publishing LLC

Place of publication

Illinois, USA

Rights statement

Copyright 2013 Common Ground,Yun Yue, Quynh Lê,

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified

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