Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Psychological Adjustment in International Undergraduate Students in a Public Higher Education Institution in Malaysia
Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Psychological Adjustment in International Undergraduate Students in a Public Higher Education Institution in Malaysia
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DOI：
10.1177/1028315311408914
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Yusoff, Yusliza Mohd
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作者：
Yusoff, Yusliza Mohd
经济和社会的全球化对马来西亚的高等教育机构，特别是大学产生了影响。马来西亚高等教育部旨在通过增加国际学生的数量来加强全球化。然而，许多国际学生很难适应新的文化。自我效能感和社会支持对国际学生适应的作用很重要，因为国际学生来到马来西亚后会遇到许多学术和文化上的挑战。因此，本研究考察了马来西亚一所公立大学的国际学生自我效能感、感知社会支持和心理适应之间的关系。来自不同国家和地区的185名国际学生完成了关于自我效能感、感知社会支持和心理适应的问卷调查。采用一般自我效能量表（Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995）评估国际学生应对生活中各种困难需求的自我信念。采用多维感知社会支持量表（Zimet et al., 1988）评估国际学生的社会支持。心理调整用生活满意度量表（Diener et al., 1985）进行测量。研究发现，自我效能感和感知社会支持（来自朋友和重要他人的支持）只有一个维度与心理适应有显著关系。研究结果对国际学生更好地适应大学环境的启示及未来对国际学生的研究；对调整进行了讨论。
The globalization of the economy and society has had its impact on Malaysian higher education institutions, particularly universities. The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education aims at intensifying globalization through increasing the number of international students. However, many international students struggle with adjusting to a new culture. The role of self-efficacy and social support on international students' adjustment is important because international students encounter many academic and cultural challenges when they come to Malaysia. Thus, the present study examined the relationship between self-efficacy, perceived social support, and psychological adjustment of international students in a Malaysian public university. A total of 185 international students from various countries and regions completed questionnaires about their self-efficacy, perceived social support, and psychological adjustment. The General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995) was administered to assess the international students' self-beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988) was used to assess international students' social support. Psychological adjustment was measured with the Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985). As hypothesized, self-efficacy and only 1 dimension of perceived social support (support from friends and significant others) significantly related with psychological adjustment. Implications of the findings for better adjustment in university environment among international students and future research on international students; adjustment are discussed.