The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among demands perceived by international graduate students and their spouses, their perception of capabilities to meet the demands, and their adjustment. The variables used in this study were operationalized concepts of the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response (FAAR) Model. Each variable has more than one indicator (i.e., demands were represented by three indicators of stress, life strains, and college strains; capabilities were measured through two indicators of resources and coping behaviors; and adjustment was represented by two indicators of social functioning and emotional and psychological adjustment). In addition, reliability and validity of a newly developed the Homesickness and Contentment (HC) scale were examined. / Multivariate regression analysis showed that there are significant effects of perceived demands on perceived capabilities, perceived demands on adjustment, and perceived capabilities on adjustment. Analysis of relationships among different indicators of variables were also reported. / Reliability and validity analyses on the HC scales were conducted. The HC scale is a 20-item scale intended to be culturally sensitive to Asian population when measuring emotional and psychological adjustment. The HC scale showed excellent subscale reliability and high global reliability. The scale also showed high factorial construct validity. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-04, Section: A, page: 1851. / Major Professor: Neil Abell. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1996.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77696 |
| Contributors | Shin, Heajong., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 200 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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