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International Students' Social Support Networks and Intercultural Adaptation: From the Perspectives of Sense of Security and Trust

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K17620
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Japanese language education
Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

Ye Shaoyu  筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 准教授 (00762204)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords異文化適応 / 一般的信頼感 / 集団同一視 / ソーシャルサポートネットワーク / メディア使用 / 在日留学生 / ストレス感 / 対人信頼 / COVID-19 / 健康危機意識 / 情緒不安傾向 / 情報収集 / 不安解消行動 / ソーシャルサポート / 幸福感 / 信頼性 / 集団同一性 / ソーシャル・サポート / 対面 / メディア / メディア心理学 / 異文化コミュニケーション / 安心・信頼 / 共生
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through this project, it was clarified that international students (IS)'s generalized trust toward Japanese people have significant effects on deceasing their feelings of stress and improvment of sense of acceptance in japan; whereas ther group identification toward same-language speakers increased their feelings of stress and their genernalized trust toward other-language speakers had no effects on their improvment of sense of acceptance. Addiionally, for non-Chinese students, their group identification toward in-group members had no relationship with their social support received from same-language speakers. Furthermore, ISs from mainland China and other ISs had different perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and used different media to collect relevant information and relieved their anxieties, and social support from Japanese people had significant effects on their anxiety-relieving behaviors.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は留学生の異文化適応において,メディア使用との相乗効果を含め,外集団に対する一般的信頼感の効果は日本人と他国人によって異なることや,内集団に対する集団同一視は中華系・中国本土の留学生とその他の留学生によって,ソーシャルサポートネットワークの形成やストレス感の低減,被受容感の向上に異なる影響を及ぼすことを明らかにした。
これらの成果を踏まえ,今後外集団特に日本人に対する信頼感を高めると共に,集団化しやすい中華系・中国本土の留学生とその他の留学生に対して異なるソーシャルサポートを提供する必要性が示唆された。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Anxiety-Relieving Behaviors after the Lifting of the First State of Emergency in Japan: Comparing International Students from Mainland China and Others2022

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Socio-Informatics

      Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-14

    • DOI

      10.14836/jsi.15.1_1

    • ISSN
      1882-9171, 2432-2156
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Effects of Generalized Trust and Group Identification on Social Support Networks and Feelings of Stress in Japan: Comparing Face-to-face and Instant Messaging2021

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Socio-Informatics

      Volume: 14

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Trust, Social Support and Adaptation: A Study of International Students in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Culture and History

      Volume: 4 Pages: 13-18

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Communication media usage and cross-cultural adaptation2022

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      Cross-Cultural Adaptation for Asian People: Challenges and Self-Growth
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Effects of social support on maladaptation in Japan: Comparing face-to-face and media usage2021

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      25th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 留学生のCOVID-19に対する認識と不安解消行動の関係:中国本土の留学生と他の留学生の比較を通じて2021

    • Author(s)
      叶 少瑜
    • Organizer
      電子情報通信学会誌研究報告(信学技報)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of social support on maladaptation in Japan: Comparing face-to-face and media usage (採択済み, 1年延期)2021

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      25th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] COVID-19に対する認識と不安解消行動との関係: 日本人大学生と留学生の比較を通じて2020

    • Author(s)
      叶 少瑜
    • Organizer
      2020年社会情報学会(SSI)学会大会研究発表論文集
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Would you feel happier if you have more protection behaviors towards COVID-19? Comparing Japanese college students and international students2020

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      異文化コミュニケーション学会 第35回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of social media use on international students’ adaptation in Japan: From the perspective of trust and assurance2019

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      13th Biennia Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The effects of trust and group identification on social support networks and feeling of stress in Japan: Comparing face-to-face and instant messaging2019

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      異文化コミュニケーション学会第34回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of Social Media Use on International Students’ Adaptation in Japan: From the Perspective of Trust and Assurance2019

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      13th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Relationship between International Students' Self-esteem, Social Support Networks and Adaptation in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      2018年異文化コミュニケーション学会国際大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] International Students' Trust, Liking of Japanese Students and Intercultural Contact with Japanese People2018

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Congress
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Relationship between International Students' Self-esteem, Social Support Networks and Adaptation in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      2018 SIETAR JAPAN World Congress
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] International Students' Trust, Liking of Japanese Students and Intercultural Contact with Japanese People2018

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Trust, Social Support and Adaptation: A Study of International Students in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      2018 7th International Conference on Language, Media and Culture
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Culture, Trust and Adaptation: A Study of International Students in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Shaoyu Ye
    • Organizer
      ICCC 2017: International Conference on Communication and Culture
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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