title: Acculturative stress and use of the Internet among East Asian international students in the United States.
abstract: This study investigated the relationships between acculturative stress of East Asian international students and their use of the Internet, taking into account Internet types (English-language Internet and native-language Internet) and Internet motives. A survey was conducted among 115 East Asian international students who attended a large urban university in the southeastern United States. On average, students used English-language Internet more than native-language Internet. A positive correlation was found between using English-language Internet and English proficiency. The analysis identified three Internet motives: information seeking, relaxation/entertainment, and social utility. Perceived discrimination was a positive predictor of the motives of social utility and relax/entertainment. Fear was a positive predictor of the motive of social utility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. joujyyx@langate.gsu.edu
authors.forename: Jiali
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005202:Asia, Eastern / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D011998:Recreation / Q000523:psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States