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Correlates of the Satisfaction of Chinese Students Studying in Korea

박혜숙 1

1호남대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study explored various factors (i.e., gender, self-regulation strategies, parental emotional support, Koreans' attitudes toward other cultures, their perceived Korean language skills/competence, and their perceived stress level) that are assumed to be related to college students' satisfaction with life using path models. One hundred ninety Chinese students studyingin a local Korean university were surveyed on their college life. The analysis of the results of that survey showed that parental support and self-regulation had statistically significant high correlations with college life satisfaction. In addition, there were statistically significant four and three way interaction effects. The interaction effects of parental support, self-regulation, and Koreans' attitudes towards other cultures were positive. However, the interaction effect between students' perceived Korean language skill level and their evaluation of Koreans' attitudes toward other culture on satisfaction with life was negative. Self-regulation mediates the effects of Koreans' attitudes toward other cultures on college life satisfaction and it also mediates the effects of parental support on college life satisfaction. Since self-regulation and Koreans' attitudes toward other cultures were positively related to the students' satisfaction, by enhancing these factors via education, it is likely that the students' satisfaction with universities would be enhanced. Utilizing this information would benefit universities that want to recruit more Chinese students.

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