Social identity loss and reverse culture shock: Experiences of international students in China during the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundInternational students are often exposed to various challenges during life transitions. The ‘mindsponge’ mechanism suggests that individuals absorb and integrate new cultural values that are compatible with their core values while rejecting those of lesser importance. On the basis of this...

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Main Authors: Rameez Raja, Jianfu Ma, Miwei Zhang, Xi Yuan Li, Nayef Shabbab Almutairi, Aeshah Hamdan Almutairi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.994411/full