| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Globalization and cultural migration | 第13-14页 |
| ·Sojourners: International Business People in Shanghai | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Summary of Previous Thesis and their limitations | 第15-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the present study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Preview of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| ·Acculturation | 第18-24页 |
| ·The Concept of Acculturation and its related terms | 第18-19页 |
| ·Acculturation Models | 第19-24页 |
| ·Unidimensional Models | 第19-20页 |
| ·Multidimensional Acculturation Models | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Acculturation Process Model by Colleen Ward | 第23-24页 |
| ·Acculturative Stress | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Concept of acculturative stress | 第24-25页 |
| ·Model of factors affecting acculturative stress and adaptation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Stress and Coping framework for acculturation research | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Adaptation | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Concept of Cross-Cultural Adaptation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic Model | 第28-30页 |
| ·Stages of Cross-Cultural Adaptation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Sociocultural and Psychological Adaptation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Overview of Literature Review | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第33-41页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第33-34页 |
| ·Procedure and Measures | 第34-38页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第34-38页 |
| ·Acculturation Strategies | 第35-36页 |
| ·Sociocultural Adaptation | 第36页 |
| ·Satisfaction with Life | 第36页 |
| ·Self-Esteem | 第36-37页 |
| ·Loneliness | 第37页 |
| ·Acculturative Stress | 第37页 |
| ·Demographic information | 第37-38页 |
| ·Interview | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-41页 |
| ·Subjects for questionnaire | 第38-39页 |
| ·Subjects for interview | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第41-64页 |
| ·Results from Questionnaire | 第41-52页 |
| ·Acculturation Strategies | 第41-43页 |
| ·Adaptation Outcomes | 第43-46页 |
| ·Socialcultural Adaptation | 第43页 |
| ·Life Satisfaction | 第43-44页 |
| ·Self-Esteem | 第44-45页 |
| ·Loneliness | 第45-46页 |
| ·Acculturative Stress | 第46-47页 |
| ·Relationship between acculturation strategy and adaptation outcomes | 第47-49页 |
| ·Relationship between acculturative stress and adaptation outcomes | 第49-52页 |
| ·Relationship between other background variables and adaptation outcomes40 | 第52页 |
| ·Results from Interview | 第52-64页 |
| ·Acculturation and Adaptation Outcomes | 第52-55页 |
| ·Culture Shock | 第52-53页 |
| ·Sociocultural Difficulties | 第53-55页 |
| ·Psychological Well-being | 第55页 |
| ·Factors influencing adaptation outcomes | 第55-61页 |
| ·Previous overseas experience | 第55-56页 |
| ·Chinese language level &Knowledge of Chinese culture | 第56-57页 |
| ·Motivation | 第57-58页 |
| ·Social Circle | 第58-59页 |
| ·Host Attitude | 第59-61页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Adaptation outcomes and factors influencing adaptation outcome | 第64-65页 |
| ·Acculturative stress and adaptation outcomes | 第65页 |
| ·Acculturation strategy and adaptation outcomes | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第66-69页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Implications and recommendations of future studies | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第77-80页 |
