Homesickness and socio-cultural adaptation towards perceived stress among international students of a public university in Sabah: an exploration study for social sustainability

• Main Authors: Balan Rathakrishnan, Soon Singh Bikar Singh, Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin, Mohd Fahmi Ghazali, Azizi Yahaya, Noor Hassline Mohamed, Anath Rau Krishnan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: HM Sociology (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29974/1/Homesickness%20and%20socio-cultural%20adaptation%20towards%20perceived%20stress%20among%20international%20students%20of%20a%20public%20university%20in%20Sabah_%20an%20exploration%20study%20for%20social%20sustainability%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29974/3/Homesickness%20and%20socio-cultural%20adaptation%20towards%20perceived%20stress%20among%20international%20students%20of%20a%20public%20university%20in%20Sabah_%20an%20exploration%20study%20for%20social%20sustainability%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29974/; https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/4924/htm; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094924

When adolescents go overseas to study, they have to face the challenge of adapting to local cultures, homesickness, and dealing with the stress. This study aimed to investigate the socio-cultural adaptation, homesickness, and perceived stress among international students in relation to social sustai...