Predictors of post-migration growth for Chinese international students in Australia |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Canada;2. School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia;3. Department of Information Management, Beijing Normal University, China;4. School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University, China |
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| Abstract: | The current research focus in acculturation study has been shifted to a resilience framework. Post-migration growth is one of the positive adaptation outcomes in cross-cultural adaptation. The objective of this study was to investigate post-migration growth and its predictors among Chinese international students in Australia. A total of 227 Chinese students were recruited from universities in a big Australian city, for a cross-sectional survey study. It was found that Chinese students developed a moderate level of post-migration growth in their adaptation to Australia. Hierarchical regression analysis showed (a) that duration of residence in Australia, challenge appraisal, sense-making coping and meaning-in-life were significant positive predictors; and (b) that acculturative hassles and threat appraisal were significant negative predictors of post-migration growth for Chinese international students in Australia. Theoretical implications for resilience research in acculturation and practical implications for resilience-based and meaning-oriented intervention for Chinese international students were suggested. |
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| Keywords: | Post-migration growth Resilience Acculturation Chinese international students |
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