Stress on international students nixon. Neuroticism connected to acculturative stress (PDF)

Essay aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, University of Nairobi, Veranstaltung: English, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This report combines the findings of research carried out by the Institute of international Education on how gender, age, personality and race ethnicity are some of the leading factors that contribute to acculturative stress that are experienced by international students.

An estimated figure of around 613 international students enrolled in United States universities were interviewed on an online survey. The outcome revealed that there was only one case of penalty type known as neuroticism that was significantly connected to acculturative stress, the study also showed that neuroticism was also a major contributor of perceived discrimination, fear, home sickness and also it was a major contributor of hate and rejection that are a major factor to acculturative stress. The report also compares European students with Asian/ Pacific Islander, African and the Middle East students and revealed that European students coped well with acculturative stress than the other International Students.

Education is among the global phenomena that contribute to Multi cultural societies. Millions of international students seek education and professionals skills away from home to seek greener pastures. Most of the international students come from different part of the world and they come along with their diversity and multicultural learning with them.