The Role of Rabid Competition Adaptive Mindset in Stress Level and Coping Strategies among Chinese International Students in an American University
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- Abstract
- There is consensus among researchers and university administrators that support for international students require improvements. To enhance their support, we need to know more about how students’ cultural backgrounds shape the way they perceive and cope with stress. In spring 2020, six undergraduate and graduate Chinese international students at an elite American university participated in a study that examined how their native cultural backgrounds impacted their stress levels and coping strategies while studying abroad. Evidence from semi-structured interviews suggests that participants exhibited a Rabid Competition Adaptive Mindset (RCAM). Those who expressed deeper connections with Chinese culture manifested greater degrees of RCAM. RCAM was exemplified in students’ statements that they were motivated academically by a desire to be competitive on the job market. Evidence also suggests that attendance at American universities made these students more open about their stress-related issues, possibly because they had been exposed to Western individualist mindsets.
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| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | August 2020 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Zhang, Chen (Cassie) |
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Subjects
| Subject | Chinese International Students |
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| Subject | Higher Education |
| Subject | Coping |
| Subject | Mindset |
| Subject | Stanford Graduate School of Education International Comparative Education |
| Genre | Thesis |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/zp646dd8260 |
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Graduate School of Education International Comparative Education Master's Monographs
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