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{"title":"Mapping global research on international students’ cross-cultural adaptation: A structural topic modelling review","authors":"Xing Xu ,&nbsp;He Huang ,&nbsp;Ly Tran","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study maps global research on international students’ cross-cultural adaptation through a structural topic modeling review. Based on textual analysis of 1122 abstracts, it advances prior reviews by tracing thematic patterns both across and within abstracts over seven decades, and empirically identifies ten nuanced topic areas alongside a shift toward more relational, critical, and contextual understanding of adaptation. These findings offer a foundation for more informed and inclusive research on international students’ adaptation, particularly as global mobility continues and is increasingly shaped by shifting political, sociocultural, and technological dynamics. Despite these insights, the dataset underrepresents recent AI-related work, and structural topic modeling cannot explain why themes evolve, indicating the need for updated data and complementary qualitative and contextual analyses to better understand technological, structural, and other emerging dimensions of adaptation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 102371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146080956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Virtual reality for intergroup contact: Impact on attitudes and anxiety toward domestic and international students","authors":"Mina Choi ,&nbsp;Matthew J.A. Craig ,&nbsp;Mei-Chen Lin ,&nbsp;Jihyun Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of virtual reality (VR)-based intergroup interactions on domestic students’ attitudes and intergroup anxiety toward international students from Asian countries. Grounded in Intergroup Contact Theory (Allport, 1954), we conducted an experimental study examining whether cooperative interaction partner (domestic vs. international) and interaction outcomes (win vs. lose) influence post-contact attitudes and intergroup anxiety reduction. The results provided mixed support for VR as a tool for fostering positive intergroup contact. Contrary to expectations, interactions with international students did not significantly enhance attitudes toward them, nor did interactions with domestic students reinforce positive in-group attitudes. Results also found that domestic students were more likely to desire future interactions with an international partner after a win, whereas they preferred future interactions with a domestic partner following a loss. These findings underscore the nuanced role of VR interaction outcomes in shaping intergroup dynamics and suggest that carefully structured VR experiences may be necessary for promoting intergroup perceptions and fostering intercultural engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 102373"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146015778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms among international students in the U.S.: The roles of acculturative stress and psychological flexibility","authors":"Shuxin Cheng ,&nbsp;Yiying Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research investigating the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the mental health of international students is scarce. This cross-sectional study explored whether self-reported ACEs are associated with intensified depressive symptoms among international students, as well as the mediating role of acculturative stress and moderating role of psychological flexibility in the association. 153 international students in the U.S. completed an online questionnaire measuring the key variables. The PROCESS macro version 5.0 for SPSS was utilized for mediation and moderation analyses. The results revealed a high prevalence of ACEs in the present sample. ACEs was a strong and unique predictor of depressive symptoms. Acculturative stress significantly mediated the association between ACEs and depressive symptoms, while psychological flexibility moderated the association between ACEs and acculturative stress. Exploratory analyses illustrating the varied mediating and moderating effects for acculturative stress subtypes, including perceived discrimination, homesickness, perceived hate, fear, stress due to change, and guilt, were also discussed. The findings highlighted the importance of providing trauma-informed support for international students with ACEs exposure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 102377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Australian mental health practitioners’ racial and ethnic blindness","authors":"Olga-Potitsa Stoumpos ,&nbsp;Daniel Huang ,&nbsp;Anita Eseosa Ogbeide ,&nbsp;Ritesh Chimoriya ,&nbsp;Katarzyna Olcoń ,&nbsp;Stephen Bolaji ,&nbsp;Tinashe Dune","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102372","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Colour-blind racial and ethnic attitudes, often viewed as promoting equality, can negatively affect non-White individuals by ignoring colonial history, institutional racism, and discrimination. This study investigated how colour-blind attitudes are correlated with factors including demographic and cultural competence-related characteristics among 300 Australian mental health practitioners. Participants, aged 18 or older, were recruited through social media and professional associations, and completed an online survey with demographic questions and validated scales, including the Colour-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS) and the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR). Spearman’s rank-order correlations and multiple linear regression analyses were used to explore relationships between practitioners' colour-blind attitudes and demographic and cultural competence-related variables. The results showed that gender (β = 11.98, p &lt; 0.001), occupation (β = 2.09, p &lt; 0.001), years of work experience (β = 4.93, p &lt; 0.001), and attendance of cultural competence training (β = 2.87, p &lt; 0.01) were significantly associated with colour-blind attitudes. No significant relationship was found between BIDR scores and CoBRAS total scores (β = 0.03, p = 0.848). The study reveals that mental health practitioners in Australia adopt colour-blind racial and ethnic attitudes, indicating a need for enhanced cultural competence training to improve care for non-White clients and foster more inclusive mental health practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 102372"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of the widespread reception of migrant families on rural Italian communities: Understanding the main challenges and opportunities","authors":"Nadia Rania,&nbsp;Ilaria Coppola,&nbsp;Davide Lacqua,&nbsp;Alessia Vincenza Puzzo","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102361","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102361","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The phenomenon of migration has become a central issue in the global demographic landscape. The integration of migrants into the host country and cohabitation within rural communities represent a moment of change for both the host community and newcomers. This study investigates a northwestern rural area in Italy where, for over 10 years, reception centers have been active, offering services to immigrant beneficiaries and managed by the third sector organization to facilitate access to local resources and promote acculturation and integration processes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of the widespread reception project in the northwestern rural area in Italy by exploring the perspectives of the host community in order to understand their perceptions regarding the opportunities and challenges on processes of acculturation and integration. Two focus groups were conducted. Thematic analysis of the transcripts identified two main themes. The first theme \"Challenges of widespread reception in the process of acculturation\" includes issues perceived by participants as barriers to migrants' participation in the social life of the host community. The second theme, \"Opportunities of widespread reception\", highlights positive aspects supporting migrants’ adaptation in the local context, including factors that facilitate integration, utilitarian forms of integration, and structural aspects that support integration processes. The study suggests improving coordination between local institutions and social policies, with concrete actions to promote reception pathways based on the specific needs of rural areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102361"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145976844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Migrant deservingness as an emerging concept: Unveiling public views on asylum seeker settlement through conjoint analysis","authors":"David De Coninck","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102360","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102360","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing diversity of migrant groups is highlighting a significant gap in migration studies: public perceptions towards migrants can no longer be understood through broad, generalized attitudes. Instead, these perceptions must be analyzed with attention to specific migrant characteristics that influence public support. Building on research on outgroup attitudes, particularly studies highlighting the importance of migrant deservingness, this article explores how different migrant characteristics affect individuals’ willingness to support the settlement of migrants in their country. Utilizing data from a conjoint experiment in Belgium (<em>N</em> = 3000), this study investigates how different attributes of asylum seekers, drawing on the CARIN criteria (Control, Attitude, Reciprocity, Identity, and Need), influence public perceptions of deservingness. Findings suggest that Control, Reciprocity, and Attitude are highly valued, with asylum seekers fleeing armed conflicts, those having steady jobs or those proficient in local languages being more likely to receive public support. Asylum seekers who were displaced due to climate change, were unemployed, or who did not speak the language were least likely to receive support. Additionally, older and right-wing respondents exhibited more restrictive attitudes, particularly against Muslim migrants and those from Africa and the Middle East, while younger and left-wing respondents were more inclusive, showing high support for migrants fleeing persecution and war. This research emphasizes the growing importance of considering different migrant characteristics in understanding public attitudes towards migrant settlement, aiming to offer a more comprehensive understanding of deservingness perceptions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102360"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Same but different: The dehumanised perception of immigrants, attitudes towards interpersonal relationships, and inclusion policies","authors":"Dolores Morera-Bello ,&nbsp;Maryurena Lorenzo ,&nbsp;Daniel Buraschi ,&nbsp;Naira Delgado","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102369","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102369","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current complex migration context requires a deep knowledge of the attitudes and beliefs of the receiving societies, to create reception policies that ensure coexistence, protection of the living conditions and human rights of all groups involved. This requires analysing and distinguishing the social perception of different migrant groups, hypothesising significant differences between them according to their origin. We also expect that the differences in the image of each group will be linked to predisposition to interpersonal interaction and to support of inclusive immigration policies. A sample of 320 residents (76.3 % women) responded to a questionnaire that included a humanity scale, along with other perceptual and attitudinal variables, such as global liking, perception of threat, moral exclusion, social distance and support for inclusive migration policies, in relation to four context-relevant groups: Moroccans, Senegalese, Venezuelans and Ukrainians. The results showed significant differences between the migrant groups, with the Moroccan presenting the most negative image in terms of dehumanisation, dislike, perception of threat and moral exclusion. The regression analysis showed that dehumanisation and disliking were the most powerful predictors for social distance, whereas moral exclusion, realistic threat and liking best predicted valuation of inclusive policies. Overall, the results underline the importance of knowing the particular image of each migrant group, in relation to both interpersonal contact and the establishment of reception policies, when carrying out social policies or anti-prejudice campaigns in the receiving populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102369"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146022422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alcohol use severity and intragroup marginalization among Hispanic emerging adult college students: Examining the moderating roles of ethnic identity and nativity status","authors":"Lea Nehme Kotocavage ,&nbsp;Olatokunbo Osibogun ,&nbsp;Seth J. Schwartz ,&nbsp;Diana M. Sheehan ,&nbsp;Zoran Bursac ,&nbsp;Deidre A. Okeke ,&nbsp;Marcel A. de Dios ,&nbsp;Byron L. Zamboanga ,&nbsp;David S. Lopez ,&nbsp;Tammy Leonard ,&nbsp;Miguel Ángel Cano","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102340","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102340","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Hispanic emerging adults represent a rapidly growing population in the U.S., especially in post-secondary institutions. They are a unique subgroup of individuals who experience cultural stressors that can impact their alcohol use behavior. In the present study, we focus on (a) intragroup marginalization – the perceived rejection and/or exclusion by members of one’s cultural group – as an understudied intracultural stressor and its association with alcohol use severity and (b) the moderating roles of ethnic identity and nativity status in these associations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>628 college students were recruited from Florida and Houston, and their data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression and moderation analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Findings indicate that higher levels of intragroup marginalization were associated with higher alcohol use severity. Ethnic identity was found to moderate this relationship, where stronger levels of ethnic identity exacerbated the association between intragroup marginalization and alcohol use severity, particularly among immigrant participants. Further analysis showed that in a three-way interaction, the moderating effect of nativity status was strongest among immigrants with moderate and high levels of ethnic identification.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Examination of intragroup marginalization suggests a complex interplay between cultural stressors like intragroup marginalization, ethnic identity, and nativity status. The findings underscore the importance of developing culturally adapted interventions to address alcohol misuse among Hispanic emerging adult college students through the incorporation of identity-based resilience strategies, family effectiveness training, and psychoeducational programs at the academic level to help address and minimize the effects of intragroup marginalization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145840642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Balancing identities during acculturation: Migrant’s identification with their host country and their home country depend on their perceived differences","authors":"Jenny Roth ,&nbsp;Anasha Kannan Poyil ,&nbsp;Paul Maher ,&nbsp;Christina A. Bauer","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102376","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102376","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Immigration remains a relevant topic in a globalized world and understanding of acculturation processes is important to contribute to the well-functioning of multicultural societies. Building on a cognitive balance approach we test predictions from a Multiple Identity Integration Model. The model predicts that host culture identification depends on identification with the home culture and perceived cultural differences. Only when perceived cultural differences are small (i.e., home and host culture are perceived to be similar), migrants’ identification with their home culture will be associated with a simultaneous strong host culture identification (i.e., identity integration). Yet, when perceived cultural differences are large, immigrants will either more strongly identify with their home culture or their host culture. We tested predictions using two secondary data sets (<em>N</em> = 289, <em>N</em> = 183) of immigrants in Germany. Results largely support predictions from the model: across both datasets, perceived cultural differences moderated the relationship between home culture identification and German host identification. When cultural differences were low, stronger home identification predicted stronger German host identification; but when cultural differences where high, stronger home identification tended to be negatively related to German identification. This distinguishes perceptions of cultures from immigrants’ identification with those cultures helping to understanding individual factors contributing to different acculturation positions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102376"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146022423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reframing intercultural supervision: Understanding mainland Chinese doctoral students’ adaptation experiences in Hong Kong","authors":"Yaqiao Liu ,&nbsp;Zihan Wang ,&nbsp;Kun Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102368","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102368","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite a noticeable increase of Mainland Chinese students choosing Hong Kong as their destination for doctoral study, few studies have explored their experiences with intercultural supervision in Hong Kong’s hybridized higher education context. This exploratory qualitative study, drawing on Gill’s (2007) intercultural adaptation framework and Dai’s (2022) conceptualization of in-betweenness, investigated the intercultural supervision experiences of 18 Mainland Chinese doctoral students at a Hong Kong university. The findings indicate that Mainland Chinese doctoral students exhibit distinct adaptation trajectories in intercultural supervision, influenced by their prior academic experiences. The analysis identifies three distinct adaptation trajectories: (1) a stress-adaptation-development trajectory characterizing successful integration into Hong Kong’s academic field; (2) an adaptation-development trajectory highlighting proactive adjustment without stress; and (3) a stress–in-betweenness (non-linear) trajectory where students struggle to fully integrate into the new academic environment, caught between their previous academic background and the host setting. This research extends Gill’s framework by proposing a revised model of intercultural adaptation that sheds light on non-linear development and in-betweenness as a transitional state among international doctoral students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102368"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145976843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}