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Homesickness and Socio-Cultural Adaptation towards Perceived Stress among International Students of a Public University in Sabah: An Exploration Study for Social Sustainability by Rathakrishnan, Balan (author);Bikar Singh, Soon Singh (author);Kamaluddin, Mohammad Rahim (author);Ghazali, Mohd Fahmi (author);Yahaya, Azizi (author);Mohamed, Noor Hassline (author);Krishnan, Anath Rau (author) is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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When adolescents go overseas to study, they have to face the challenge of adapting to local cultures, homesickness, and dealing with the stress. This study aimed to investigate the socio-cultural adaptation, homesickness, and perceived stress among international students in relation to social sustainability in a public university in Sabah, Malaysia. This research also related how international students manage both positive and negative impacts on their social life in university. The study included all international students in that university except Bruneian and Indonesian students. The sample group comprised 100 male and 100 female students. This study used four questionnaires: (i) Perceived Stress Scale, (ii) Homesickness Scale, (iii) Socio-cultural Adaptation Scale, and (iv) Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale. The results indicated that the socio-cultural adaptation and perceived stress levels were significantly correlated, r (198) = 0.354, p < 0.05. The level of homesickness and perceived stress were also significantly correlated, r (198) = 0.314, p < 0.05. The outcome of this study can help overseas students lead better lives abroad, while the university can arrange releva

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Author

Rathakrishnan, Balan (author);Bikar Singh, Soon Singh (author);Kamaluddin, Mohammad Rahim (author);Ghazali, Mohd Fahmi (author);Yahaya, Azizi (author);Mohamed, Noor Hassline (author);Krishnan, Anath Rau (author)

Publisher

MDPI AG

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Social Sciences)