A resilience-based and meaning-oriented model of acculturation: A sample of mainland Chinese postgraduate students in Hong Kong

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 592-603

  Pan, Jia Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Chinese international students; Meaning; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052837782     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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