The object of this study is according to the differences among the acculturation types of Chinese students studying in Korea, inspecting and verifying the relationship between them and their Chinese friends and Korean friends, the social support they ...
The object of this study is according to the differences among the acculturation types of Chinese students studying in Korea, inspecting and verifying the relationship between them and their Chinese friends and Korean friends, the social support they perceive from these two groups, and the different ways of coping with stress.
The research themes of this study are as follows: Firstly, during the acculturation of Chinese students studying in Korea according to individual circumstances, such as gender, age, Korean language ability, length of staying, etc. learning and understanding the differences among acculturation types. Secondly, according to these differences, understanding the interpersonal relationship of Chinese international students, social support that they perceived and determining whether they can cope with stress in different ways.
The subjects of the study are 261 Chinese students residing in Pusan. Among these students, there are 144 males and 117 females. The outcome of this study is as follows: Firstly, there are significant differences among acculturation types because of the differences in gender, Korean language ability, and length of staying. Secondly, when Chinese students are able to establish and maintain better relationships, they receive more support, they accept more Korean culture; when they have relate to Chinese people better, they gain more support from the latter, consequently, Chinese culture is preserved better; Integration group has the best interpersonal relationship, receiving the most support, in contrast with this, marginalization group has the worst interpersonal relationship, and the separation group perceives least social support; In all acculturation types, Chinese international students relate better to Chinese people than to Korean people, and they perceive more support from Chinese people than from Korean people.