Two Personality Variables and the Cross-cultural Adjustment of Study Abroad Students
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v17i1.245Keywords:
Study abroad, Personality characteristics, Education abroad, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurial attitude orientation, cross-cultural adjustmentAbstract
This article presents a study which focuses on two personality characteristics--emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial attitude orientation, which are expected to impact the cross-cultural adjustment of students while studying abroad. Based on self-assessments by university students who have studied abroad for a semester, this research examines the impact of both personality characteristics on their adjustment to their host culture.
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Harrison, J. Kline, Chadwick, Margaret, & Scales, Maria (1996). The Relationship between Cross-Cultural Adjustment and the Personality Variables of Self-Efficacy and Self-Monitoring. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 20(2), 167–188.
Huang, Tsai-Jung, Chi, Shu-Cheng, & Lawler, John J. (2005). The relationship between expatriates’ personality traits and their adjustment to international assignments. International Journal of Human Resource Management,
16(9), 1656–1670.
Huefner, Jonathan C., & Hunt, H. Keith (1994). Broadening the Concept of Entrepreneurship: Comparing Business and Consumer Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Spring, 61–75.
Illieva, Janet, Baron, Steve, & Healey, Nigel M. (2002). Online surveys in marketing research: Pros and Cons. International Journal of Market Research, July, 361–377.
Jassawalla, Avan, Truglia, Ciara, & Garvey, Jennifer (2004). Cross-cultural conflict and expatriate manager adjustment: An exploratory study. Management Decision, 42(7), 837–849.
Kothandapani, Virupaksha (1971). Validation of Feeling, Belief, and Intention to act as Three Components of Attitude and their Contribution to Prediction of Contraceptive Behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 19(3), 321–333.
Mayer, JD, & Salovey P. (1993). The Intelligence of Emotional Intelligence. Intelligence, 17(4), 433–442.
McCline, Richard L., Bhat, Subodh, & Baj, Pam (2000). Opportunity Recognition: An Exploratory Investigation of a Component of the Entrepreneurial Process i n the Context of the Health Care Industry. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 25(2), 81–94.
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43(1), 41–55.
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Robie, Chet, & Ryan, Ann Marie (1996). Structural Equivalence of a Measure of Cross-Cultural Adjustment. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 56(3), 514–521.
Robinson, Peter B., Stimpson, David V., Huefner, Jonathan C., & Hunt, H. Keith (1991). An Attitude Approach to the Prediction of Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Summer, 13–31.
Salovey, P., & Mayer, J.D. (1990). Emotional Intelligence. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 9, 185–211.
Schroth, Marvin L., & McCormick, William A. (2000). Sensation Seeking and Need for Achievement among Study-Abroad Students. The Journal of Social Psychology, 140(4), 533–535.
Shaffer, Margaret A., Harrison, David A., & Gilley, K. Matthew (1999). Dimensions, Determinants, and Differences i n the Expatriate Adjustment Process. Journal of International Business Studies, 30(3), 557–581.
Shaffer, Margaret A., Harrison, David A., Gregersen, Hal, Black, J. Stewart, & Ferzandi, Lori A. (2006). You Can Take It With You: Individual Differences and Expatriate Effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(1), 109–125.
U.S. Study Abroad Increases by 9.6%, Continues Record Growth. (2005, November 14). IIE Network.
van Wyk, R., and A.B. Boshoff (2004). Entrepreneurial Attitudes: A distinction between two professional groups. South African Journal of Business Management, 35(2), 33–38.
Vande Berg, Michael (2003). The Case for Assessing Educational Outcomes in Study Abroad. Advances in International Marketing, 13, 23–36.
Wong, Chi-Sum, & Law, Kenneth S. (2002). The effects of leader and follower emotional intelligence on performance and attitude: An exploratory study. The Leadership Quarterly, 13, 243–274.
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2008-12-30
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Harrison, J. K., & Voelker, E. (2008). Two Personality Variables and the Cross-cultural Adjustment of Study Abroad Students. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 17(1), 69–87. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v17i1.245
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