Repatriation distress: an exploratory study on tertiary international students : a dissertation submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of Bachelor of Health Science in Psychology (Honours), 2015 / Dana Lee.
Repatriation distress, or more commonly known as reverse culture shock, has received little attention in current literature. The existing literature is outdated and dominated by U.S. American, qualitative research based on working sojourners. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate...
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| Summary: | Repatriation distress, or more commonly known as reverse culture shock, has received little attention in current literature. The existing literature is outdated and dominated by U.S. American, qualitative research based on working sojourners. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate potential factors of repatriation distress in international students within a New Zealand context through the analysis of quantitative data. Sixty-six tertiary international students completed an online questionnaire that included the Cultural Identity Scale, Cultural Transition Change Scale, Cultural Distance Scale and Re-entry Shock Scale as well as demographic items. Correlations were used to investigate potential relationships between repatriation distress and other variables while t-tests and Mann-Whitney U tests checked for significant differences among specific groups of international students. A hierarchical multiple-linear regression analysis was used to test for predictors of repatriation distress. The results showed that, while cultural identity strength and cultural change were correlated with repatriation distress, only cultural change was a significant predictor of repatriation distress. The findings of this study confirmed that there appears to be a general lack of support or preparation provided by host and home countries for the students' return. |
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