Acculturation and psychosocial adjustment of Chinese international students: Examining mediation and moderation effects

This study examined mechanisms through which acculturation influenced psychosocial adjustment of Chinese international students. Specifically, these mechanisms refer to the mediating and moderating effects of social interaction and social connectedness with host nationals upon the acculturation–adjustment linkages. Chinese international students from four universities in Texas responded to a web-based survey (N = 508). Results from regression analyses showed social connectedness with Americans mediated the links between adherence to the host culture (acculturation dimension) and psychosocial adjustment (i.e., depression and sociocultural adjustment difficulties). Social interaction with Americans moderated the association between adherence to the home culture (acculturation dimension) and depression. We discussed implications for theory and health promotion practice, and presented directions for future research.     

A review of the acculturation experiences of international students

Universities in Western countries host a substantial number of international students. These students bring a range of benefits to the host country and in return the students gain higher education. However, the choice to study overseas in Western countries may present many challenges for the international student including the experience of acculturative stress and difficulties with adjustment to the environment of the host country. The present paper provides a review of current acculturation models as applied to international students. Given that these models have typically been empirically tested on migrant and refugee populations only, the review aims to determine the extent to which these models characterise the acculturation experience of international students. Literature pertaining to salient variables from acculturation models was explored including acculturative stressors encountered frequently by international students (e.g., language barriers, educational difficulties, loneliness, discrimination, and practical problems associated with changing environments). Further discussed was the subsequent impact of social support and coping strategies on acculturative stress experienced by international students, and the psychological and sociocultural adaptation of this student group. This review found that the international student literature provides support for some aspects of the acculturation models discussed; however, further investigation of these models is needed to determine their accuracy in describing the acculturation of international students. Additionally, prominent acculturation models portray the host society as an important factor influencing international students’ acculturation, which suggests the need for future intervention.     

An analysis of friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, and satisfaction levels of international students

International students continue to grow in number worldwide, prompting researchers to look for ways to make the study abroad experience more fruitful. One avenue of research has focused on friendship formation, the significant role it plays in the study abroad experience, and the unique friendship combinations made possible by the study abroad experience. International students form friendships with individuals from their own country, from other countries, and from the host country. Research has found that international students often have more friends from their home country; however, research has also demonstrated a relationship between having more host country friends and satisfaction, contentment, decreased homesickness, and social connectedness. The current study looks to further explore these relationships through a social network lens by examining friendship network ratios, strength, and variability of the three friendship groups. A friendship network grid was developed to assess where international students’ friends are from and how strong those friendships are. Eighty four international students completed a survey examining the relationship between friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, contentment, and satisfaction. Contrary to prior research, international students did not report having a higher ratio of individuals from their home country in their friendship networks. However, international students with a higher ratio of individuals from the host country in their network claimed to be more satisfied, content, and less homesick. Furthermore, participants who reported more friendship variability with host country individuals described themselves as more satisfied, content, and more socially connected. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.     

Forty years of the International Journal of Information Management: A bibliometric analysis

In 2019, the International Journal of Information Management (IJIM) celebrated its 40th year of publication. This study commemorates this event by presenting a retrospect of the journal. Using a range of bibliometric tools, we find that the journal has grown impressively in terms of publication and citation. The contributions come from all over the world, but the majority are from Europe and the United States. The journal has mostly published empirical articles, with its authors dominantly using quantitative methodology. Further, the culture of collaboration has increased among authors over the years. The journal publishes on a number of including managing information systems, information technologies and their application in business, technology acceptance among consumers, using information systems for decision making, social perspectives on knowledge management, and information research from the social science perspective. Regression analysis reveals that article attributes such as article order, methodology, presence of authors from Europe, number of references, number of keywords, and abstract length have a significant association with the citations. Finally, we find that conceptual and review articles have a positive association with citations.     

《公法会通》与近代西方国际法术语及其内涵的输入

《公法会通》是近代中国较为系统介绍国际法的译作。外交关系法与战争法及其术语是该书的重点,它们对于近代中国社会产生了一定的影响。     

红河边疆民族地区政府国际经济合作职能定位研究

红河边疆民族地区政府国际经济合作职能定位有着重大意义。定位的重要理论依据是新边疆治理理论。定位的现实依据是党的边疆地区和民族地区政策、党的对外开放战略及红河地区在当前战略体系中的地位。定位的最基本原则是有利于边疆民族地区的发展繁荣和稳定,要符合长期战略需要和科学发展的需要。定位的主要方向包括了角色功能定位方向和思维定位方向。针对现存问题,实现定位思路的主要举措是加强合作,加强基础设施和口岸设施建设,加强合作优势的内部培育,加强政策拓展和领导。文章强调了要解放思想,明确以"合作促合作"和"以合作促稳定"的思路,积极实施"以开放促发展"和"以发展促开放"的互动机制的培育和利用。     

陕西省农村义务教育阶段留守儿童教育与管理问题

针对农村义务教育阶段农村留守儿童教育和管理问题,陕西省出台了相关政策措施,并在贯彻落实中取得了很大成就,但同时还存在对文件精神贯彻不到位,学校、家庭和社会教育均不到位等问题。为此,只有通过加强政府、学校、家庭、社会等各个层面的工作,才能进一步做好农村留守儿童的教育和管理问题,促进义务教育均衡发展和实现教育公平。     

中国共产党建党的历史条件研究

20世纪20年代中国共产党的建立是中国历史上一件开天辟地的大事,然而中国共产党建立的孕育期经历了一段很长的历史时期,这其中有党的群众基础、阶级意识、党的价值观、党的体制、党纲等"硬要素"和"软要素"的形成。党的成立既有三种政治危机促其产生,也有来自国内形势和国际共产主义的影响。     

儿童文学翻译的损失与补偿

翻译是不同语言间的文化转换活动,这一活动发生或进行时,造成的损失在所难免,而儿童文学翻译由于阅读受众的特殊性,相较而言,损失的可能性更大,对翻译的要求相应就更为苛刻。要想在儿童文学翻译过程中,既传递好原作意味,又保存原作的形式之美,让翻译损失降到最低限度,是许多译者渴求已久的愿望,也是读者希冀看到的结果。在译前认清翻译损失的可能性并进行积极的补偿,有助于译者实现对作者的尊重,更好地负起对读者的责任,从而产出成功的译作。