Examining the cultural adjustment experiences of African international college students: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-66

  Constantine, Madonna G ^a   Anderson, Gregory M ^a   Caldwell, Leon D ^b   Berkel, Laverne A ^c   Utsey, Shawn O ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 12344288038     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.1.57     Document Type: Article

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