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Original Articles

The psychological adaptation of overseas and migrant students in Australia

Pages 251-259 | Published online: 18 Oct 2010
 

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the psychological adaptation of overseas and migrant students, and Anglo-Australian students, in the light of various individual variables including social self-efficacy, locus of control, loneliness, age, sex, and acculturating group membership. Participants were 382 students attending various universities in Melbourne, Australia. There were 189 Anglo-Australian students, 72 Southern-European second-generation migrant students, 33 Asian migrant students, 33 Chinese migrant students, and 55 Chinese overseas students. The results suggested that there were ethnic differences in loneliness, social self-efficacy, locus of control, and academic satisfaction. For nonmigrant students, a sense of control was important to their psychological and academic adaptation whereas for migrant/overseas students, supportive social relationships were important for their psychological and academic adaptation. The implications of these results for service provisions to students were also discussed. Cette étude examine l'adaptation psychologique d'étudiants étrangers, immigrants et anglo-australiens à la lumière de diverses variables individuelles incluant le sentiment d'efficacité personnelle sur le plan social, le lieu de contrôle, la solitude, l'âge, le sexe et l'appartenance à un groupe d'acculturation. Les participants sont 383 étudiants fréquentant différentes universités à Melbourne: 189 étudiants anglo-australiens, 72 étudiants immigrants de deuxième génération provenant de l'Europe médidionale; 33 étudiants immigrants asiatiques; 33 étudiants immigrants chinois; et 55 étudiants étrangers de Chine. Les résultats suggèrent qu'il y a des différences ethniques quant à la solitude, le sentiment d'efficacité personnelle sur le plan social, le lieu de contrôle et la satisfaction académique. Chez les étudiants non immigrants, le sentiment de contrôle joue un rôle important dans leur adaptation psychologique et académique tandis que chez les étudiants immigrants/étrangers, le support social joue un rôle important. Ces résultats sont discutés en relation avec les services à fournir aux étudiants.

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