Cross-cultural adjustment of international officers during professional military education in the United States

In this study, we investigate the relation between personality traits and c ross-cultural adjustment using international military officers participatin g in a I year military training program in the United States. Unlike previo us research, we used an instrument designed to measure a universal represen tation of trait structures: the 5-Factor Model of personality (Costa & McCr ae, 1992). The U-Curve Model (Lysgaard, 1955) of cross-cultural adjustment is also opposed in this study against the Business Sojourner Model (Furnham & Bochner, 1986). Results fail to support the U-Curve Model and provide so me support for the influence of personality traits. Moreover, results clear ly support an understanding of the cross-cultural adjustment of internation al military officers in the United States within the framework of Business Sojourner Model.