TY - JOUR AU - Gray , Kelsey M. AU - Savicki, Victor PY - 2015/11/11 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Study Abroad Reentry: Behavior, Affect, and Cultural Distance JF - Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad JA - Frontiers VL - 26 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.36366/frontiers.v26i1.370 UR - https://frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers/article/view/370 SP - 264-278 AB - <p>Reentry has become a more focused aspect of study abroad in recent years as the field has moved away from a laissez-faire approach and toward an emphasis on intervention and support of study abroad students in their efforts to make sense of their experiences (Vande Berg, Paige &amp; Lou, 2012).&nbsp; Although not a new concept (Brathurst &amp; La Brack, 2012), reentry in its more recent incarnation can be seen as an opportunity for students to ratify and reconstrue their encounters with a foreign culture in a way that enhances a sense of self in an intercultural world (Selby, 2008).&nbsp; Despite its history and current popularity, many concepts and ideas about reentry rely on anecdotal, non-research based theorizing.&nbsp;The current study attempts to quantify two important aspects of reentry (behavioral readaptation and emotional response) in the context of measured factors that might impact the intensity of reentry challenges.</p> ER -