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An analysis of friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, and satisfaction levels of international students
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This paper examined the relationship between friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, contentment, and satisfaction among international students, and found that international students with a higher ratio of individuals from the host country in their network claimed to be more satisfied, content, and less homesick.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 595 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Friendship & Study abroad.read more
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Uneven Experiences: The Impact of Student-Faculty Interactions on International Students’ Sense of Belonging
TL;DR: The authors examined student-faculty interactions in which U.S. professors signal social inclusion or exclusion, facilitating or inhibiting international students' academic goal pursuit, and found that international students perceived the interactions with professors as having an educational and developmental impact on their sense of belonging.
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Intercultural adjustment and friendship dialectics in international students: A qualitative study
Jean Hotta,Stella Ting-Toomey +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the adjustment narratives and friendship stories of 20 international students and found three themes: a variety of intercultural adjustment patterns with a predominant upward trend or M-shaped adjustment trend, the role of cultural expectancy and personal time sense in intercultural friendship development, and identity shock issues and friendship dialectics.
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The sociality of personal and collective nostalgia
TL;DR: Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, is an ambivalent -albeit more positive than negative -emotion as mentioned in this paper, which is infused with sociality, as it refers to important figures from one's pas...
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Supporting International Students through Strengthening Their Social Resources.
TL;DR: The motives of international students for pursuing international studies, including academic and career goals, are facilitated through building strong relationships with members of the host institution, such as academic faculty, counsellors, and local students as discussed by the authors.
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Socio-Cultural Factors as Antecedents of Cross-Cultural Adaptation in Expatriates, International Students, and Migrants A Review
Kinga Bierwiaczonek,Sven Waldzus +1 more
TL;DR: This article reviewed studies on adaptation in various groups of cross-cultural travelers to identify the social and cultural contextual antecedents that have been overlooked in each of the specialized research areas, revealing three distinct literature fields: on expatriates and their spouses, on international students, and on first-generation migrants.
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