Perceived discrimination, social connectedness, and other predictors of adjustment difficulties among Turkish international students.
@article{Duru2011PerceivedDS, title={Perceived discrimination, social connectedness, and other predictors of adjustment difficulties among Turkish international students.}, author={E. Duru and Senel Poyrazli}, journal={International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie}, year={2011}, volume={46 6}, pages={ 446-54 } }
This study examined the role of perceived discrimination, social connectedness, age, gender, years of study in the US, English language competency, and social contact patterns on adjustment difficulties among a sample of 229 Turkish international students studying in the United States. Findings indicated that students who reported higher levels of social connectedness, lower levels of perceived discrimination, more years of study in the US, and higher levels of English language competency… Expand
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