TY - JOUR
AU - Ishu Ishiyama, F.
AB - A model of self-validation is presented in this paper to explore and understand the nature of cross-cultural adjustment difficulties and feelings of loss and homesickness. Many young immigrants and foreign students go through painful experiences of cultural and personal disorientation and uprootedness in a new, unfamiliar environment. When they move from their homelands, they also leave behind some of the significant sources of self-validation which used to provide positive feelings and a sense of self-worth and meaning in life. Five interrelated psychological themes are discussed with case illustrations: (1) security, comfort, and support; (2) self-worth and self-acceptance; (3) competence and autonomy, (4) identity and belonging; and (5) love, fulfillment, and meaning in life. Social reinforcement, communication and social skills and multicultural awareness are also discussed as factors contributing to successful self-validation and relationship building between foreign students and host nationals.
TI - Understanding Foreign Adolescents' Difficulties in Cross-Cultural Adjustment: A Self-Validation Model
JF - Canadian Journal of School Psychology
DO - 10.1177/082957358900500105
DA - 1989-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/understanding-foreign-adolescents-difficulties-in-cross-cultural-IHjVborE3h
SP - 41
EP - 56
VL - 5
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -