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Lee, Diane Sookyoung; Padilla, Amado M. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2016
This study investigated the adversity and coping experiences of 198 South Korean university students and takes a cultural lens in understanding how social and individual factors shape their happiness. Hierarchical linear regression analyses suggest that Korean students' perceptions of social support significantly predicted their happiness,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Prediction, Psychological Patterns
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Lee, Diane Sookyoung; Padilla, Amado M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
In this study we examined acculturative stress and coping among 86 students of Korean heritage at an American university. Participants indicated their stress levels on 3 scales of cultural adaptation: discrimination, language and cultural ties, and social distance. Findings show that self-identified Korean students displayed higher levels of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Coping