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international students. Perrucci and Hu (1995) had similar findings in their study of
satisfaction of international students in the United States that found a positive relationship
between contact with U.S. students and social/educational satisfaction.
Another adjustment issue for international students can be the difference between
the academic issues of the home country and the host country (Day & Hajj, 1986). White,
Brown, and Suddick (1983) indicated that international students tended to experience
difficulty in adjusting their scholastic lives because of the academic circumstances in the
culture of U.S. higher education institutions, including studying, testing, and classroom
culture, were different than those of their own countries. In sum, the socio-cultural
differences between the host and home countries can make an impact on both the daily
and the scholastic lives of international students in U.S. higher education institutions.
This lack of a social support network may also hinder international students in
their adjustment to the United States. Scarcella (1990) found that international students
can experience emotional troubles due to socio-cultural differences. Lacina (2002) stated
that "because their family and social networks are left behind in their home countries,
international students are forced to form new social networks" (p. 21). From this stress,
international students have been found to experience uneasiness, anxiety and loss of
confidence (Bradley, 2000; Hong, Roy, & Dario, 2007; Oberg, 1960; Poyrazil,
Kavanaugh, Baker, & Al-Timimi, 2004). Bulthuis (1986) and Sakurako (2000) indicated
that these experiences made international students passive about getting into the host
society, and hindered the building of social support networks. Indeed, international
students have been found to have less of a social support network than American students
(Leong & Sedlacek, 1986).21
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Choi, Jin Ho. Attitudes of International Music Students from East Asia toward U.S. Higher Education Institutions, dissertation, May 2009; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9856/m1/28/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .