Psychological Development and Education ›› 2005, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1): 48-54.

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Chinese Overseas Students’ Cultural Identification, Social Orientation and Subjective Well-Being

ZHENG Xue, WANG Lei   

  1. College of Educational Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631
  • Online:2005-01-15 Published:2005-01-15

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among Chinese overseas students.cultural identification,social orientation and subjective well-being in the process of acculturation.A questionnaire including scales of cultural identification,social orientation and subjective well-being was developed to investigate 144 Chinese students in Australia.The results indicate:(a) Chinese students.identification to Chinese culture will reduce with significant increase in ident ification to Australian mainstream culture along with the process of acculturation; (b) the process of acculturation can not directly bring about increase of individualism and reduction of collectivism but indirectly weaken one's collectivism through host national identification and co2national identification; (c) Chinese students.both cultural identification and social orientation can directly influence the subjective well-being (d) acculturation will directly influence Chinese overseas students.subjective well2being and also indirectly affect the subjective well-being through its effect on the students.cultural identification and social orientation,which are two mediate factors in the effect of acculturation on the students subjective well-being.

Key words: chinese overseas students, acculturation, cultural identification, social orientation, subjective well-being

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  • B844
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