Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia

Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia

The present study aims to examine the influence of locus of control and social support on socio-cultural adjustment among international student in public universitites in Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 120 international students in Malaysian Universities in Northern Region of Pen...

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Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia
description The present study aims to examine the influence of locus of control and social support on socio-cultural adjustment among international student in public universitites in Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 120 international students in Malaysian Universities in Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. Regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The results showed that the external locus of control had a significant and positive impact on impersonal endeavour, cultural relatedness and cultural empathy. Moreover, it was found that internal locus of control had a significant and negative influence on cultural empathy. Further, social support from family and significant others had a significant and negative impact on cultural relatedness. Lastly, social support from friends was not a significant predictor of all dimension in socio-cultural adjustment. Practical and theoritical implication, limitations of the study and recommendations for future research were also highlighted
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title Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia
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spelling my-uum-etd.51402021-03-18T08:48:38Z Socio-cultural adjustment among international students in Malaysian Universities in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia 2015 Utami, Elci Dita Johari, Johanim Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The present study aims to examine the influence of locus of control and social support on socio-cultural adjustment among international student in public universitites in Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 120 international students in Malaysian Universities in Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. Regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The results showed that the external locus of control had a significant and positive impact on impersonal endeavour, cultural relatedness and cultural empathy. Moreover, it was found that internal locus of control had a significant and negative influence on cultural empathy. Further, social support from family and significant others had a significant and negative impact on cultural relatedness. Lastly, social support from friends was not a significant predictor of all dimension in socio-cultural adjustment. Practical and theoritical implication, limitations of the study and recommendations for future research were also highlighted 2015 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/5140/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/5140/1/s816892.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/5140/2/s816892_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Abe, J., Talbot, D.M., & Geelhoed, R.J. (1998). Effects of a peer program on international student adjustment. Journal of College Student Development, 39(6), 536-547. Abdolmanafi, A., Besharat, M., Farahani, H., & Khodaii, M. (2011). 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