Psychological and sociocultural adjustment of first-year international students: Trajectories and predictors

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 438-452

  Hirai, Reiko ^a   Frazier, Patricia ^a   Syed, Moin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; International students; Longitudinal; Perceived control; Trajectory modeling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937074190     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000085     Document Type: Article

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