Re-entry adjustment of high school exchange students to New Zealand : cross-cultural transition within a loss and grief framework : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorSoeterik, Sonja Marieke
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T21:27:13Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T21:27:13Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractWhile it is generally assumed re-entry into a person's own culture after life abroad can be problematic, little attention has been given in the theory or research to the re-entry life of sojourners, and even less to adolescent sojourners. The aim of the present study was to examine a new conceptual framework for the readjustment process using existing loss and grief models. This study examined nine variables associated with the grieving process (Despair, Anger/Hostility, Guilt, Social Isolation, Loss of Control, Rumination, Depersonalization, Death Anxiety and Somatization) and applied them to the cross-cultural transition of American Field Service (AFS) high school exchange students back into New Zealand after one year abroad. 207 sojourners responded to mail-in questionnaires measuring grief (Grief Experience Inventory; GEI) and psychological adjustment (the short form of the Profile of Mood States; POMS-SF). Their responses on the POMS-SF were compared to that of a home based control of high school students while responses on the GEI were compared with three reference groups and a control group from the GEI manual. Results suggest sojourners are more similar to people grieving after a death than people experiencing loss by divorce. While sojourners were typically satisfied with their exchange, 61% noted re-entry was problematic. Further support for the results came from the unsolicited qualitative information participants provided. The theoretical basis of the present study proved useful and it is suggested that future research could develop this methodology further.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/10968
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectStudent exchange programsen_US
dc.subjectHigh school studentsen_US
dc.subjectPsychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectAdjustment (Psychology)en_US
dc.titleRe-entry adjustment of high school exchange students to New Zealand : cross-cultural transition within a loss and grief framework : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorSoeterik, Sonja Mariekeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
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