Soufi Amlashi Rasa, Forstmeier Simon
Developmental Psychology and Clinical Psychology of the Lifespan, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2025 Aug 1;16:1639194. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1639194. eCollection 2025.
With the increasing trend of international academic mobility, understanding the psychological outcomes of cultural transition has become crucial. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between acculturative stress and meaning in life (MIL), focusing on the mediating roles of difficulties in emotion regulation (DIER) and meaning-centered coping style (MCCS) among international students in Germany.
This descriptive-correlational study recruited 443 students enrolled at German universities in 2024 through convenience sampling. Participants completed Sandhu & Asrabadi's Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students, Gratz & Roemer's DIER Scale, Eisenbeck et al.'s Meaning-Centered Coping Scale, and Steger et al.'s Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM) in SPSS-26 and LISREL-10.20.
The findings indicated that acculturative stress was directly and positively associated with the search for meaning, and indirectly associated with both the presence of meaning and the search for meaning through DIER and MCCS. Specifically, acculturative stress was positively related to DIER, which in turn was negatively associated with the presence of meaning and positively with the search for meaning. Additionally, acculturative stress was negatively related to MCCS, which was positively linked to the presence of meaning, but not significantly to the search for meaning.
These results underscore the significance of emotional regulation and MCCS in mitigating the psychological effects of acculturative stress and promoting psychological wellbeing among international students.
随着国际学术流动趋势的增加，了解文化过渡的心理结果变得至关重要。本研究旨在探讨文化适应压力与生活意义（MIL）之间的关系，重点关注德国国际学生情绪调节困难（DIER）和以意义为中心的应对方式（MCCS）的中介作用。
本描述性相关研究通过便利抽样招募了443名2024年在德国大学就读的学生。参与者完成了Sandhu和Asrabadi的国际学生文化适应压力量表、Gratz和Roemer的DIER量表、Eisenbeck等人的以意义为中心的应对量表以及Steger等人的生活意义问卷。使用SPSS - 26和LISREL - 10.20中的Pearson相关系数和结构方程模型（SEM）对数据进行分析。
研究结果表明，文化适应压力与对意义的探寻直接正相关，并且通过DIER和MCCS与意义的存在和对意义的探寻间接相关。具体而言，文化适应压力与DIER正相关，而DIER又与意义的存在负相关，与对意义的探寻正相关。此外，文化适应压力与MCCS负相关，MCCS与意义的存在正相关，但与对意义的探寻无显著相关性。
这些结果强调了情绪调节和MCCS在减轻文化适应压力的心理影响以及促进国际学生心理健康方面的重要性。
