Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students

This study investigated eight Greek international college students’ experiences of acculturation and acculturative stress at a mid-western university in the United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and Consensual Qualitative Research methodology was utilized for dat...

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Main Authors:	Mixalis Poulakis, Craig A. Dike, Amber C. Massa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of International Students 2017-04-01
Series:	Journal of International Students
Subjects:	international student greek acculturation adjustment acculturative stress
Online Access:	http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/377

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spelling	doaj-b30617eefbbe47fa87ed19c46463cf3e2020-11-25T01:28:21ZengJournal of International StudentsJournal of International Students2162-31042166-37502017-04-0172204228377Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International StudentsMixalis Poulakis0Craig A. Dike1Amber C. Massa2University of Indianapolis, United StatesUniversity of Indianapolis, United StatesUniversity of Indianapolis, United StatesThis study investigated eight Greek international college students’ experiences of acculturation and acculturative stress at a mid-western university in the United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and Consensual Qualitative Research methodology was utilized for data analysis to identify contextual themes and domains expressed by participants. Seven domains relevant to extant literature were revealed: presojourn perceptions of the United States; postsojourn perceptions of the United States; acculturative stress problems in the United States; coping strategies for acculturative stress problems; peer and family networks: English language usage and difficulties; and cultural concerns regarding the United States or native country. Implications, areas for future research, and the study’s limitations are also discussed.http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/377international studentgreekacculturationadjustmentacculturative stress
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title	Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students
title_short	Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students
title_full	Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students
title_fullStr	Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students
title_full_unstemmed	Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students
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publisher	Journal of International Students
series	Journal of International Students
issn	2162-3104 2166-3750
publishDate	2017-04-01
description	This study investigated eight Greek international college students’ experiences of acculturation and acculturative stress at a mid-western university in the United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and Consensual Qualitative Research methodology was utilized for data analysis to identify contextual themes and domains expressed by participants. Seven domains relevant to extant literature were revealed: presojourn perceptions of the United States; postsojourn perceptions of the United States; acculturative stress problems in the United States; coping strategies for acculturative stress problems; peer and family networks: English language usage and difficulties; and cultural concerns regarding the United States or native country. Implications, areas for future research, and the study’s limitations are also discussed.
topic	international student greek acculturation adjustment acculturative stress
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Acculturative Stress and Adjustment Experiences of Greek International Students

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