Stressors, anxiety, acculturation and adjustment among international and North American students

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-259

  Fritz, Marie Väfors ^a   Chin, Dorothy ^b   DeMarinis, Valerie ^c,d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adjustment; Anxiety; Cultural psychology; International students; Stressor

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649088342     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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