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Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment of Returnees: A Study of Korean College Students with Extended Experience of Living aborad

Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues / Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, (P)1229-0661; (E)1229-0661
2010, v.16 no.2, pp.125-146



& (2010). Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment of Returnees: A Study of Korean College Students with Extended Experience of Living aborad. Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, 16(2), 125-146.

Abstract

A total of 181 college students(61 males 121 females) with at least 5 years of living abroad (Returnee Group) and another group of 181 students (92 males and 93 females) without extended period of living abroad (Comparison Group) participated in the study by completing a questionnaire consisting of Acculturation Index, Multidimensional Acculturation Scale, Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire, Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, CES-D, and WHOQOL. The results indicated that the Returnee Group, compared to the Comparison Group, reported as good adjustment toward college life in Korea and positive attitude toward the Korean identity, but a higher level of loneliness. When the Returnee Group were divided into 4 different groups on the basis of acculturation pattern, the Integration and Assimilation Type reported a better adjustment to college life, lower depression and loneliness and better quality of life than the Marginalization Type. The Mariginalization Type appears to be the most vulnerable group, experiencing difficulties in all areas of adjustment, and is clearly in need of interventions. Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research were discussed.

keywords
returnee college student, cultural adjustment, identity, psycho-social adjustment, 귀국 대학생, 문화 적응, 정체감, 심리사회적 적응

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