ADJUSTMENT PATTERNS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN JAPAN

Cross-cultural adjustment of international students in Japan was appro ached through a comprehensive questionnaire that looked at various asp ects of adjustment. Some 237 students of various national backgrounds participated in the study. Four factors of adjustment were attained: g eneral adjustment, internally controlled adjustment, affiliation adjus tment, and externally dependent adjustment. These four facets were ana lyzed with respect to several demographic traits of respondents. Some of the more important findings include the following: Asian subjects g enerally were less adjusted than those of Western and Latin American c ultures, U-curve patterns with time were not evident in three of the f our factors; those more proficient in the Japanese language did not pr ove to be generally better off than those less fortunate; and scholars hip recipients were better adjusted than those relying on private sour ces for funding.