Intercultural adjustment and friendship dialectics in international students: A qualitative study

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 550-566

  Hotta, Jean ^a   Ting Toomey, Stella ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Friendship; Identity; Identity negotiation; International students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884205614     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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