| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Table of contents | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE | 第12-18页 |
| ·Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第16-17页 |
| ·OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO | 第18-36页 |
| ·LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Concept of Stress | 第19-27页 |
| ·Academic Stress | 第22-23页 |
| ·Financial stress | 第23页 |
| ·Environmental Stress | 第23-24页 |
| ·Weather | 第24页 |
| ·Cultural Stress | 第24-25页 |
| ·Culture Shock | 第25-26页 |
| ·Acculturative stress | 第26页 |
| ·Homesickness | 第26-27页 |
| ·Reactions to Stress across Cultures | 第27-28页 |
| ·Communication | 第28-29页 |
| ·Adjustment | 第29-30页 |
| ·Coping Strategies | 第30-32页 |
| ·Types of coping strategies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Related Theories | 第32-36页 |
| ·Maslows Theory of Needs | 第32-34页 |
| ·Systemic Theory of Stress | 第34-35页 |
| ·Socio-Cultural Theory | 第35-36页 |
| CHAPTER THREE | 第36-45页 |
| ·METHODOLOGY | 第36页 |
| ·Research Design | 第36-38页 |
| ·Background of Study Area | 第38页 |
| ·Population and Sample | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| ·Validity and Reliability of Instrument | 第40-42页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第42-44页 |
| ·Independent variables | 第42页 |
| ·Intermediate variables | 第42-44页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study | 第44-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR | 第45-65页 |
| ·RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第45页 |
| ·Stress Factors for International Students in Northeast China | 第45-46页 |
| ·Differences in Stress Levels of Respondents according to their Continental Origin | 第46-47页 |
| ·Perceived effects of stressors on studies | 第47-48页 |
| ·Coping Strategies Adopted by International Students | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Effect of Cultural Background of International Students on Social Adjustment Experience | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Relationship between Demographic Variables of Age, Sex and Marital Status on Social Adjustment Experience of International Students | 第51-52页 |
| ·The perceptions of African students’ of their own adaptation to social life and interaction with the host culture | 第52-54页 |
| ·Focus Group Discussion Question: Do you interact with Chinese? | 第52-53页 |
| ·Gender Patterns of Acculturation | 第53-54页 |
| ·THE INFLUENCING FACTORS OF ADJUSTMENT | 第54-60页 |
| ·The effect of weather on the adjustment experience of international students | 第54-55页 |
| ·The effect of continental affiliation of international students on Chinese language proficiency | 第55-56页 |
| ·The influence of official language of students on Chinese language proficiency | 第56-57页 |
| ·The effect of one year language study on cultural adjustment of international students | 第57-58页 |
| ·The effect of length of stay of international students on adjustment experience | 第58-59页 |
| ·The effect of length of stay of international student on Chinese language proficiency.48 | 第59页 |
| ·The effect of marital status of international students on social adjustment experience | 第59-60页 |
| ·Discussion | 第60-65页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE | 第65-68页 |
| ·CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION | 第65页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第65-66页 |
| ·Recommendation | 第66-67页 |
| ·Further Study | 第67-68页 |
| REFERENCES | 第68-81页 |
| APPENDIX | 第81-101页 |
| LIST OF PUBLICATIONS | 第101-102页 |
