社會支持對文化智商及社會文化適應間的調節效果:以在台灣的國際學生為例

Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship between Cultural Intelligence and Socio-cultural Adjustment: A Study of International Students in Taiwan

鄭惠文(Hui-wen Winni Cheng)

指導教授 ： 林怡君

國立臺灣師範大學/國際與僑教學院/國際人力資源發展研究所/碩士(2013年)

摘要

The increasing numbers of international students go abroad to seek for high level education. They may face the cultural adjustment problems in a new country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cultural intelligence on socio-cultural adjustment. Also, examine the moderating effect social support on the relationship between cultural intelligence and socio-cultural adjustment. The target sample in this study was international students studying in Taiwan universities. The paper-based questionnaire was used to collect data. The analysis methods included Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and hierarchy regression by running SPSS v 18.0 and AMOS 8.0 software. The results showed that there was a positive relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and socio-cultural adjustment. The social support was examined that it positively moderated the relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and socio-cultural adjustment. Also, the interaction of each dimensions showed the significant impact on socio-cultural adjustment. The results of this study contribute to increase the evidence in the cross-cultural research field and provide the suggestions to help international students deal with problems in a different country or culture.

關鍵字

文化智商 ； 社會文化適應 ； 社會支持

並列摘要

The increasing numbers of international students go abroad to seek for high level education. They may face the cultural adjustment problems in a new country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cultural intelligence on socio-cultural adjustment. Also, examine the moderating effect social support on the relationship between cultural intelligence and socio-cultural adjustment. The target sample in this study was international students studying in Taiwan universities. The paper-based questionnaire was used to collect data. The analysis methods included Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and hierarchy regression by running SPSS v 18.0 and AMOS 8.0 software. The results showed that there was a positive relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and socio-cultural adjustment. The social support was examined that it positively moderated the relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and socio-cultural adjustment. Also, the interaction of each dimensions showed the significant impact on socio-cultural adjustment. The results of this study contribute to increase the evidence in the cross-cultural research field and provide the suggestions to help international students deal with problems in a different country or culture.

並列關鍵字

cultural Intelligence ； socio-cultural adjustment ； social support

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