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Maladaptive Perfectionism and College Adjustment of International Students in Korea: A Moderated Mediation Model of Social Support

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  • Gina Lee

    (Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management, Sejong 30149, Korea)

  • Tae In Park

    (Institute for Global Engagement & Empowerment at Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Hyojin Cho

    (University of Seoul, Seoul 02592, Korea)

Abstract

Due to the increasing demand for international education, the number of international students in Korea has been rapidly increasing. Accordingly, well adjusting to college has been a main interest for both academic institutions and international students as it is key to their success. Previous studies have revealed that maladaptive perfectionism (MP) hampers the college adjustment (CA) of international students, yet little is known about its underlying mechanism. To fill in this gap, this study examined the mediating effect of acculturative stress (AS) in between maladaptive perfectionism and college adjustment; the moderating effect of social support (SS) in the relation between acculturative stress and college adjustment; and the moderated mediating effect of social support in the causal pathway from maladaptive perfectionism to acculturative stress to college adjustment. Results showed a partial mediating effect of acculturative stress, a moderating effect, and a moderated mediating effect of social support. This implies that social support is an essential factor that helps international students better adjust to the new collegiate environment by alleviating their stress caused by maladaptive perfectionism and acculturative stress.

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  • Gina Lee & Tae In Park & Hyojin Cho, 2020. "Maladaptive Perfectionism and College Adjustment of International Students in Korea: A Moderated Mediation Model of Social Support," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:11:p:4729-:d:369364
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    1. Arantzazu Rodríguez-Fernández & Iker Izar-de-la-Fuente & Naiara Escalante & Lorea Azpiazu, 2021. "Perceived Social Support for a Sustainable Adolescence: A Theoretical Model of Its Sources and Types," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-13, May.
    2. Olga Fernández-García & María Dolores Gil-Llario & Jesús Castro-Calvo & Vicente Morell-Mengual & Rafael Ballester-Arnal & Verónica Estruch-García, 2022. "Academic Perfectionism, Psychological Well-Being, and Suicidal Ideation in College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-13, December.

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