ERIC Number: EJ1385835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
EISSN: EISSN-2166-3750
Analyzing International Students' Social Support through Intercollegiate Sport Team Identification
Kim, Kibaek; Stokowski, Sarah; Lo, Wen Juo; Han, Jinwook
Journal of International Students, v13 n1 p59-78 2023
International students often experience difficulties acclimating to campus climates in the United States. While identifying oneself as a fan of college sports has been shown to assist domestic students in their social adjustment to college environments, little is known about the relationship between international students' college sports team identification and their social adjustment. As such, the purpose of this study is to determine the effect of team identification on international students' sense of community and social capital and the conceptual relationship between the sense of community and social capital. Analysis of the hypothesized model with a sample of international students (n = 487) revealed that international students' team identification develops their sense of community and social capital. Implications focused on how the international student office and athletic departments can utilize intercollegiate sports to support international students and assist this population in adapting to campus life in the United States.
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Social Support Groups, Social Capital, Team Sports, College Athletics, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Student Adjustment, Sense of Community, Social Adjustment, Student Attitudes, College Students, Identification (Psychology), Study Abroad
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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