| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-22页 |
| ·Overview | 第15-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Shift of Focus of Intercultural Contact Studies | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Necessity to Conduct Research on Students in Germany | 第17-18页 |
| ·Purposes of the Study | 第18-20页 |
| ·Theoretical Meaning of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Practical Meaning of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Preview of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-38页 |
| ·Concepts | 第22-27页 |
| ·Acculturation | 第22-24页 |
| ·Intercultural Adaptation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Sojourner and Sojourner Studies | 第25-27页 |
| ·Acculturation Models | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Unidimensional Acculturation Model | 第28页 |
| ·The Multidimensional Acculturation Models | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Domain Specific Hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Socio-psychological Adaptation | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Two Types of Adaptation | 第32-34页 |
| ·Assessing the Two Types of Adaptation | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Relationships between Acculturation and Adaptation Outcomes | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary of the Literature Review | 第36-38页 |
| ·List of Independent Variables | 第36页 |
| ·List of Dependent Variables | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Study 1 Methodology and Preliminary Results | 第38-53页 |
| ·Proposed and Actual Research Design | 第38-40页 |
| ·Proposed Research Design | 第38页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第38-40页 |
| ·Study 1 Procedure and Measures | 第40-44页 |
| ·Acculturation Strategies | 第41-42页 |
| ·Satisfaction with Life | 第42页 |
| ·Self-Esteem | 第42-43页 |
| ·Differential Loneliness | 第43页 |
| ·Sociocultural Adaptation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Demographic Information | 第44页 |
| ·Participants in Study 1 | 第44-46页 |
| ·Results of Study 1 | 第46-52页 |
| ·Acculturation Strategies in General and in Different Life Domains | 第46-47页 |
| ·Life Satisfaction | 第47-48页 |
| ·Self-Esteem | 第48-49页 |
| ·Loneliness | 第49-50页 |
| ·Sociocultural Adaptation | 第50-51页 |
| ·Correlations within the Variables | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary of Study 1 | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology and Analysis for Study 2 | 第53-71页 |
| ·Methodology of Study 2 | 第53-58页 |
| ·Research Aim and Research Hypotheses in Study 2 | 第53-54页 |
| ·Instrument Modification | 第54-56页 |
| ·Administration of Study 2 | 第56-57页 |
| ·Study 2 Participants | 第57-58页 |
| ·Study 2 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第58-67页 |
| ·Acculturation Strategies | 第58-63页 |
| ·Adaptation Outcomes | 第63-65页 |
| ·Path Model Testing | 第65-67页 |
| ·Discussion of Study 2 | 第67-71页 |
| ·Acculturation Strategy Preference Relating to Dynamic Cultural Identity Negotiation | 第67-69页 |
| ·Adaptation Outcomes Predicted and Unpredicted | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Causal Order of Psychological and Sociocultural Adaptation? | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第71-78页 |
| ·Research Aim and Findings Review | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Project | 第72-74页 |
| ·The Limitations of the Applied Theoretical Framework | 第72-73页 |
| ·The Limitations of the Utilized Instruments | 第73-74页 |
| ·The Limitations of Other Application Details | 第74页 |
| ·Implications and Recommendations for Future Studies | 第74-77页 |
| ·Expanding the Theoretical Framework | 第74-75页 |
| ·Utilizing Westernized Instruments and Developing Indigenous Instruments | 第75-76页 |
| ·Exploring Other Application Details | 第76-77页 |
| ·Final Remarks | 第77-78页 |
| References | 第78-93页 |
| Appendix 1 Study 1 Questionnaire in English | 第93-97页 |
| Appendix 2 Study 1 Questionnaire in Chinese | 第97-101页 |
| Appendix 3 Study 2 Questionnaire in English | 第101-105页 |
| Appendix 4 Study 2 Questionnaire in Chinese | 第105-109页 |
| Appendix 5 Universities Attended by Respondents in the Present Project | 第109-110页 |
