التوافق عبر الثقافات و علاقته برصد الذات لدى الطلاب الدوليين في الجامعة الإسلامية بالمدينة المنورة

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The study aimed at investigating the level of cross-cultural adjustment, the prevailing pattern of self-monitoring, and the relationship of cross-cultural adjustment with self-monitoring.

the study is also aimed at determining the differences in the degree of adjustment degree and self-monitoring patterns among international students of the Islamic university according to the variables of academic level and the continent to which the students belong.

the author used the descriptive method to analyze the data of the study.

sample consisted of (602) of international students in the Islamic university.

the study utilized the satisfaction with life scale and the sociocultural adjustment scale for measuring cross-cultural adjustment.

the study also used the self-monitoring scale (Designed by Snyder and Gangestad, 1986).

findings of the study revealed a moderate degree of psychological, social adjustment and self- monitoring among the international students of Islamic university.

findings also revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between the two variables of psychological adjustment and self-monitoring, whereas no correlation was found between the two variables of social adjustment and self-monitoring.

results found no differences in psychological adjustment and social adjustment among students due to the educational level.

findings indicated that the continental variable did not statistically affect the psychological adjustment and social adjustment among students.

results found no differences in self-monitoring due to the educational level and continental variables.