Abstract
Resilience is desirable for promotion as a resource for international students to sustain adjustment and withstand stress.
A yet uncertain way for the promotion is the student’s connectedness with host or local people. To ascertain the benefit of
local connectedness, this study surveyed 215 sojourn students originating from Mainland China who studied in Hong Kong. Results
show that local connectedness engendered a significant positive effect on resilience and a significant negative effect on
depressed mood. They echo theory and research concerning the merit of bridging social capital. This notion calls for efforts
to associate sojourn students with locals with similar characteristics and advance their mutual help.
A yet uncertain way for the promotion is the student’s connectedness with host or local people. To ascertain the benefit of
local connectedness, this study surveyed 215 sojourn students originating from Mainland China who studied in Hong Kong. Results
show that local connectedness engendered a significant positive effect on resilience and a significant negative effect on
depressed mood. They echo theory and research concerning the merit of bridging social capital. This notion calls for efforts
to associate sojourn students with locals with similar characteristics and advance their mutual help.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-16
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0034-8
- Authors
- Chau-kiu Cheung, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- Xiao Dong Yue, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300