The psychological adaptation of overseas and migrant students in Australia

This study aimed to examine the psychological adaptation of overseas and mi grant students, and Anglo-Australian students, in the light of various indi vidual variables including social self-efficacy, locus of control, loneline ss, age, sex, and acculturating group membership. Participants were 382 stu dents attending various universities in Melbourne, Australia. There were 18 9 Anglo-Australian students, 72 Southern-European second-generation migrant students, 33 Asian migrant students, 33 Chinese migrant students, and 55 C hinese overseas students. The results suggested that there were ethnic diff erences in loneliness, social self-efficacy, locus of control, and academic satisfaction. For nonmigrant students, a sense of control was important to their psychological and academic adaptation whereas for migrant/overseas s tudents, supportive social relationships were important for their psycholog ical and academic adaptation. The implications of these results for service provisions to students were also discussed.