An exploratory study of perceived discrimination and homesickness: A comparison of international students and American students

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-280

  Poyrazli, Senel ^a   Lopez, Marcos Damian ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Homesickness; International students; U.S. College students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LANGUAGE; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; PREJUDICE; STUDENTS;

EID: 34250024638     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.3.263-280     Document Type: Article

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