title: Advisory working alliance, perceived English proficiency, and acculturative stress.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the moderators of (a) general or cross-cultural advisory working alliances and (b) perceived English proficiency on the association between acculturative stress and psychological distress. A total of 143 East Asian international students completed an online survey. Results from a hierarchical regression indicated significant three-way interactions of (a) General Advisory Working Alliances × Perceived English Proficiency × Acculturative Stress on Psychological Distress and (b) Cross-Cultural Advisory Working Alliances × Perceived English Proficiency × Acculturative Stress on Psychological Distress. Specifically, the present results indicated that acculturative stress was significantly associated with psychological distress only when students perceived lower English proficiency and had a stronger general or cross-cultural advisory working alliance. However, acculturative stress was not significantly related to psychological distress when these students perceived lower English proficiency and had a weaker advisory working alliance (i.e., general or cross-cultural). In addition, acculturative stress was also not significantly related to psychological distress when these students perceived higher English proficiency and had a stronger or weaker advisory working alliance (i.e., general or cross-cultural).
authors: Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180, USA. wei@iastate.edu
authors: Meifen
authors: M
authors: Wei
authors: Pei-Chun
authors: PC
authors: Tsai
authors: Ruth Chu-Lien
authors: RC
authors: Chao
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Du
authors: Shu-Ping
authors: SP
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D003376:Counseling; D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D019303:Multilingualism; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States