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WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy

An increasing number of international students are pursuing studies in China and encounter challenges and uncertainty in a new foreign environment. Cross-cultural adaptation is influenced by social self-efficacy, social interaction, and WeChat use but little is known about the interaction of these t...

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Main Authors: Kai, Zhang, Ting, Su Hie
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Language:English
Published: Journal of Intercultural Communication (JICC) 2024
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P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47183/1/2024_Zhang_Ting_JICC_Wechat_24%284%29_pp56_67.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47183/
https://immi.se/index.php/intercultural/article/view/Zhangetal-2024-4
https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v24i4.967
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spelling my.unimas.ir-471832025-01-02T02:49:58Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47183/ WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy Kai, Zhang Ting, Su Hie P Philology. Linguistics An increasing number of international students are pursuing studies in China and encounter challenges and uncertainty in a new foreign environment. Cross-cultural adaptation is influenced by social self-efficacy, social interaction, and WeChat use but little is known about the interaction of these three factors in influencing cross-cultural adaptation. The study examined the mediating role of social self-efficacy in the relationship between WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation for international students in China. Method: Questionnaire data were collected from 215 international students in four universities in China. A majority were from Asian countries and aged 18-25. The students had high levels of WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation, and a moderately high level of social self-efficacy. Pearson’s correlation test results revealed that WeChat use was a positive predictor of social self-efficacy and cross-cultural adaptation. Similarly, social self-efficacy was a positive predictor of cross-cultural adaptation. Linear regression analyses showed that the association between WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation was partially mediated by social self-efficacy. The findings suggest that social self-efficacy has the potential to act as a protective factor in the cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China because, in the event of low WeChat use, the students may still be better able to adapt to cross-cultural environments if they have high social self-efficacy. Journal of Intercultural Communication (JICC) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47183/1/2024_Zhang_Ting_JICC_Wechat_24%284%29_pp56_67.pdf Kai, Zhang and Ting, Su Hie (2024) WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 24 (4). pp. 56-67. ISSN 1404-1634 https://immi.se/index.php/intercultural/article/view/Zhangetal-2024-4 https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v24i4.967
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topic P Philology. Linguistics
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Kai, Zhang
Ting, Su Hie
WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy
description An increasing number of international students are pursuing studies in China and encounter challenges and uncertainty in a new foreign environment. Cross-cultural adaptation is influenced by social self-efficacy, social interaction, and WeChat use but little is known about the interaction of these three factors in influencing cross-cultural adaptation. The study examined the mediating role of social self-efficacy in the relationship between WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation for international students in China. Method: Questionnaire data were collected from 215 international students in four universities in China. A majority were from Asian countries and aged 18-25. The students had high levels of WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation, and a moderately high level of social self-efficacy. Pearson’s correlation test results revealed that WeChat use was a positive predictor of social self-efficacy and cross-cultural adaptation. Similarly, social self-efficacy was a positive predictor of cross-cultural adaptation. Linear regression analyses showed that the association between WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation was partially mediated by social self-efficacy. The findings suggest that social self-efficacy has the potential to act as a protective factor in the cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China because, in the event of low WeChat use, the students may still be better able to adapt to cross-cultural environments if they have high social self-efficacy.
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author Kai, Zhang
Ting, Su Hie
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Ting, Su Hie
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title WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy
title_short WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy
title_full WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy
title_fullStr WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy
title_full_unstemmed WeChat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China : The mediating role of social self-efficacy
title_sort wechat use and cross-cultural adaptation of international students in china : the mediating role of social self-efficacy
publisher Journal of Intercultural Communication (JICC)
publishDate 2024
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47183/1/2024_Zhang_Ting_JICC_Wechat_24%284%29_pp56_67.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47183/
https://immi.se/index.php/intercultural/article/view/Zhangetal-2024-4
https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v24i4.967
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