Acculturative stress and reverse culture shock among international students : implications for practice

Abstract EN

The following paper describes recent literature and provides an assessment of the impact of acculturative stress and reverse culture shock among international students.

A structure for the acculturation process is described, along with an evaluation of various coping strategies used by the students.

The article continues with a review of the various psychological and sociocultural dimensions that are involved in the adjustment or adaptation to culture shock.

Next, a series of potential interventions that may accommodate different responses to acculturative stress and reverse culture shock are proposed.

This is followed by a discussion of the experiences of international students returning to their home countries and the environmental impact on them.