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Perceived discrimination, social connectedness, and other predictors of adjustment difficulties among Turkish international students

This study examined the role of perceived discrimination, social connectedness, age, gender, years of study in the US, English language competency, and social contact patterns on adjustment difficulties among a sample of 229 Turkish international students studying in the United States. Findings indicated that students who reported higher levels of social connectedness, lower levels of perceived discrimination, more years of study in the US, and higher levels of English language competency reported lower levels of adjustment difficulties. Other results showed that (lack of) social connectedness and perceived discrimination were predictors of adjustment difficulties. In addition, results indicated that students who socialized with individuals from the US had lower levels of adjustment difficulties than did those who socialized with coculture members. Implications are discussed and suggestions for interventions are provided.

Birey-Çevre Uyumu, Erteleme Eğilimi, Akademik Doyum ve Akademik Başari Arasindaki İlişkilerin Analizi

Bu calismanin amaci; birey-cevre uyumu, erteleme egilimi, akademik doyum ve akademik basari arasindaki dogrudan ve dolayli iliskileri incelemektir. Calismaya Pamukkale Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi’nin Yaz donemi derslerine kayit yaptiran, farkli bolumlerde ogrenim goren, yaslari 19 ile 27 arasinda degisen, toplam 338 ogrenci katilmistir. Calismada veri toplamak amaciyla kisisel bilgi formuyla birlikte, Aitken Erteleme Egilimi Olcegi, Akademik Uyum Olcegi ve Akademik Doyum Olcegi kullanilmistir. Analiz sonuclari erteleme egilimi, akademik uyum, akademik doyum ve akademik basari arasinda negatif yonde anlamli iliskiler oldugunu gostermistir. Yapisal esitlik modeli analizleri, akademik doyumun; akademik uyum, erteleme egilimi ve akademik basari iliskisinde tam aracilik rolu ustlendigini gostermistir. Bulgular egitimciler ve psikolojik danismanlar acisindan ele alinip tartisilmistir.