Psychological and sociocultural adaptation of university students in France: The case of Vietnamese international students

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 413-426

  Brisset, Camille ^a   Safdar, Saba ^b   Lewis, J Rees ^b   Sabatier, Colette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Cultural identification; Psychological distress; Social support satisfaction; Sociocultural adaptation; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953537861     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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