Nature and effectiveness of online social support for intercultural adaptation of mainland Chinese international students

• Main Authors: Yang, Xiaodong, Chen, Liang
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication; Social Support Message; Online Support Group
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83452; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48156; http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/2867
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many mainland Chinese students have flocked to universities or colleges in Singapore. Inevitably, these students encounter difficulties adapting to their new lives. An online social support group called Living in Singapore Group (LSg), a subforum of the most popular forum on Chinese international st...