title: Perceived discrimination, social connectedness, and other predictors of adjustment difficulties among Turkish international students.
abstract: This study examined the role of perceived discrimination, social connectedness, age, gender, years of study in the US, English language competency, and social contact patterns on adjustment difficulties among a sample of 229 Turkish international students studying in the United States. Findings indicated that students who reported higher levels of social connectedness, lower levels of perceived discrimination, more years of study in the US, and higher levels of English language competency reported lower levels of adjustment difficulties. Other results showed that (lack of) social connectedness and perceived discrimination were predictors of adjustment difficulties. In addition, results indicated that students who socialized with individuals from the US had lower levels of adjustment difficulties than did those who socialized with coculture members. Implications are discussed and suggestions for interventions are provided.
authors: College of Education, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. eduru@pau.edu.tr
authors: Erdinc
authors: E
authors: Duru
authors: Senel
authors: S
authors: Poyrazli
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D011287:Prejudice; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D012951:Socialization; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult