Academic Stress of International Students Attending U.S. Universities.

Wan, Teh-yuan; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ453114

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Academic Stress of International Students Attending U.S. Universities.

Wan, Teh-yuan; And Others

Research in Higher Education, v33 n5 p607-23 1992

A study of 412 foreign graduate students investigated their (1) perceptions of the stressfulness of role demands and (2) abilities to cope with those demands. Results indicated students associated English language skills and cultural distance with stresses and language, academic, and problem-solving skills with coping capacity. Implications for assisting foreign students are discussed. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Coping, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Language Skills, Problem Solving, Role Perception, Self Concept, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Study Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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