This study investigates the relationship between acculturation types and psychological well-being of the
students in Korea and China. In order to explore whether differences exist in acculturation types and
psychological well-being between Chinese stu...
This study investigates the relationship between acculturation types and psychological well-being of the
students in Korea and China. In order to explore whether differences exist in acculturation types and
psychological well-being between Chinese students studying in Korea and Korean students studying in
China, and to analyze the relationship between these variables, a total of 688 samples from 365 Chinese
students and 323 Korean students were collected. The difference in acculturation types and psychological
well-being between Chinese students and Korean students is significant. Specifically, the level of assimilation
for Chinese students is lower than that of Korean students, and the level of separation and marginalization
for Chinese students is higher than that of Korean students. There are similarities in the correlation
between acculturation types and psychological well-being between Chinese students and Korean students.
However, there is no relationship between assimilation, separation and psychological well-being for Chinese
students and Korean students groups. A negative correlation between marginalization and psychological
well-being is significant and this negative correlation is slightly higher for Korean students.