The importance of the locus of control in the social adaptation of international students
The importance of the locus of control in the social adaptation of international students
Author(s): Svetlana Rusnac, Johny KhorySubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Higher Education , Personality Psychology
Published by: Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova
Keywords: locus of control; social adaptation; adaptation to the university environment;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of the experimental research on the role of thelocus of control in the adaptation of international students. Two questionnaires were used - theRotter Locus Control Scale and the Questionnaire on Adaptation to Student Environment andAcademic Requests (QASEAR). The external place of locus of control correlates negatively withadaptation to the academic environment and academic requests. Respondents who haveaccumulated scores denoting the internal place of locus of control are more adaptable and moreopen to communicating with young people from other cultural backgrounds
Journal: EcoSoEn
- Issue Year: 2/2019
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 117-129
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English