| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| ·Acculturation and Adjustment | 第14-20页 |
| ·The Concepts of Acculturation and Adjustment | 第14-16页 |
| ·Colleen Ward’s Framework on Intercultural Adjustment | 第16-17页 |
| ·John Berry’s Framework on Acculturation | 第17-20页 |
| ·Cultural Distance | 第20-21页 |
| ·Research on Cultural Distance and Intercultural Adjustment | 第21-25页 |
| ·Research on Cultural Distance and Intercultural Adjustment Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Domestic Research on Cultural Distance and Intercultural Adjustment | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第25-35页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第25-26页 |
| ·Instruments | 第26-27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Survey | 第28-32页 |
| ·Validity and Reliability Check | 第28-30页 |
| ·Demographic Information | 第30-32页 |
| ·Interview | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-54页 |
| ·Result of Cultural Distance Survey | 第35-37页 |
| ·Result of Intercultural Adjustment Survey | 第37-45页 |
| ·Sociocultural Adjustment | 第38-42页 |
| ·Psychological Adjustment | 第42-45页 |
| ·Relationship between Cultural Distance and Intercultural Adjustment | 第45-49页 |
| ·Relationship between Cultural Distance and Sociocultural Adjustment | 第45-47页 |
| ·Relationship between Cultural Distance and Psychological Adjustment | 第47-49页 |
| ·Discussion of the Hypotheses | 第49-54页 |
| ·Discussion of Hypothesis One | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discussion of Hypothesis Two | 第50-52页 |
| ·Discussion of Hypothesis Three | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第56-58页 |
| ·Limitations | 第56-57页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendices | 第63-69页 |
| Appendix A: Questionnaire on Intercultural Adjustment of International Students in China | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix B: Interview Outline | 第67-69页 |
