Li Jiayu, Zhang Ting
Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.
Zhejiang Industry Polytechnic College, Shaoxing, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Aug 27;16:1659368. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1659368. eCollection 2025.
Against the backdrop of China's growing international student population, enhancing their subjective wellbeing has become a pressing issue in university management. Drawing on cultural regulatory fit theory, This study investigates the influence mechanism of cultural regulatory fit on the subjective wellbeing of international students in China based on data collected at three time points. The final valid sample size after matching across all three stages is = 327. A dual mediation model was proposed, incorporating cultural adaptation and identity strain, with individualistic value orientation as a moderator. Results revealed that: (1) cultural regulatory fit promotes adaptation, reduces identity strain, and enhances wellbeing; (2) both mediators play significant roles in this process; and (3) individualistic orientation did not significantly moderate the main pathway, but multi-group analyses confirmed the model's cross-cultural applicability across Asian and non-Asian groups. This study contributes a novel perspective on the dynamic cognitive-emotional mechanisms of adaptation and offers practical insights for psychological support strategies in higher education.
在中国国际学生人数不断增加的背景下，提高他们的主观幸福感已成为大学管理中的一个紧迫问题。本研究基于文化调节适配理论，利用在三个时间点收集的数据，探讨文化调节适配对在中国的国际学生主观幸福感的影响机制。经过三个阶段的匹配后，最终有效样本量为n = 327。研究提出了一个双重中介模型，纳入文化适应和身份认同压力，并以个人主义价值取向作为调节变量。结果显示：（1）文化调节适配促进适应、减轻身份认同压力并增强幸福感；（2）两个中介变量在这一过程中都发挥了重要作用；（3）个人主义取向并未显著调节主要路径，但多组分析证实了该模型在亚洲和非亚洲群体中的跨文化适用性。本研究为适应的动态认知 - 情感机制提供了新的视角，并为高等教育中的心理支持策略提供了实践见解。
