Self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological Adjustment in international students of Universiti Utara Malaysia

Due to the globalization of the economy, political and society give an impact on Malaysian higher education institutions, especially public universities. The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia had a strategy on globalizing local education through increasing the number of international students...

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Main Author:	Muhammad Fazlee Syam, Abdullah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2013
Subjects:	LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/5663/1/s808862_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/5663/2/s808862_02.pdf
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description	Due to the globalization of the economy, political and society give an impact on Malaysian higher education institutions, especially public universities. The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia had a strategy on globalizing local education through increasing the number of international students in Malaysia. While adjusting to a new culture, many of international students struggle to do so. The role of self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological adjustment is crucial because of the differences in academic and cultural challenges when they are in Malaysia. Furthermore, the current study analysed the relationship between self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological adjustment. A total of 150 international students from various country and nation in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) completed the questionnaire survey. As hypothesized, independent variables of the study; self-efficacy and perceived social support significantly related with psychological adjustment. Implication on the findings and future research on international students are discussed.
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title	Self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological Adjustment in international students of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_short	Self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological Adjustment in international students of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_full	Self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological Adjustment in international students of Universiti Utara Malaysia
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spelling	my-uum-etd.56632023-01-18T08:34:20Z Self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological Adjustment in international students of Universiti Utara Malaysia 2013 Muhammad Fazlee Syam, Abdullah Abdul Malek, Marlin Marissa Malek Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology Due to the globalization of the economy, political and society give an impact on Malaysian higher education institutions, especially public universities. The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia had a strategy on globalizing local education through increasing the number of international students in Malaysia. While adjusting to a new culture, many of international students struggle to do so. The role of self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological adjustment is crucial because of the differences in academic and cultural challenges when they are in Malaysia. 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Self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological Adjustment in international students of Universiti Utara Malaysia

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