Hu Jieyi, Cheung Chau Kiu
School of Humanities, Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Psicol Reflex Crit. 2021 Oct 21;34(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s41155-021-00199-4.
Cross-border students' academic performance draws people's attention, whereas perceived cultural distance might influence their performance with gender difference. Based on role theory, men and women present different roles in society, and women are good at perceptual, cognitive aspects, making them more sensitive to cultural distance. Finding shows that the negative moderation role of gender existed in the relationship between cultural distance and academic performance. Particularly, female students showed lower cultural adaptation after cross-border migration, which then influenced their academic performance in universities. This study provides implication for policymakers and universities to pay more attention with additional resources to support female students' cultural adaption.
跨境学生的学业表现引起了人们的关注，而感知到的文化距离可能会因性别差异影响他们的表现。基于角色理论，男性和女性在社会中扮演不同的角色，女性在感知、认知方面表现出色，这使她们对文化距离更为敏感。研究发现，性别在文化距离与学业表现的关系中起到负向调节作用。具体而言，女学生在跨境迁移后文化适应能力较低，进而影响了她们在大学的学业表现。本研究为政策制定者和大学提供了启示，即应投入更多资源来支持女学生的文化适应。
