Addressing the Problems Faced by Married International Students
Abstract: In recent decade,
there has been an increasing rate of international students all over the world,
but little is known about the marital life of this population. The need to understand graduate students’
intentions to pursue an academic career has become more important over the
years. While International students’ crosscultural adjustment has received
considerable attention in the sojourner literature, there is a paucity of research
that addresses the unique challenges faced by the married international students. Therefore,
this study attempts to examine the empirical findings of various studies that
explore factors which contribute to problems of married international students,
and have an integrated perspective on the problems that this population faces during their study. The
results revealed that acculturation stress, financial stress and social support
are the utmost problems that international couples experience. This study
offers suggestions for universities
to provide facilities
that would decrease
international students’ marital
problems; also to prepare workshops to increase couples’
knowledge of different conflict resolution methods which would be helpful to
avoid conflict during their study abroad.
Author: Elham Vaez, Rumaya
Juhari, Siti Nor Yaacob
Kode Jurnal: jppsikologisosialgg150003
