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Travel the world to feel part of it? The relations between long-term stays abroad, global identity, and nature connectedness 环游世界是为了融入其中？长期旅居海外、全球身份认同与自然联系之间的关系

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102049

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Engagement and interaction in a culturally diverse higher education setting 在文化多元的高等教育环境中参与和互动

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102045

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Muslim-friendly tourist destination image in travel and hospitality industry: Conceptualization and scale development 旅游业和酒店业中的穆斯林友好旅游目的地形象：概念化和量表开发

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102043

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Threat mediates the effect of perceived anti-prejudice social norms on adolescents’ preferences for immigrants’ acculturation 威胁在反偏见社会规范对青少年移民文化适应偏好的影响中起中介作用

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102042

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Acculturative stress and depressive symptoms among international university students: A meta-analytic investigation 留学生的文化适应压力和抑郁症状：荟萃分析调查

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102041

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The relationship of the three “As” of adaptation: Acculturation, adjustment, and academic engagement of Ukrainian war refugees in Estonia’s schools 适应的三个 "A "的关系：爱沙尼亚学校中乌克兰战争难民的文化适应、调整和学术参与

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102034

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Gender gap in religiosity and interfaith marriage attitudes: Muslim migrants in Germany 宗教信仰和不同信仰间婚姻态度的性别差距：德国的穆斯林移民

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102040

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Jewish and Arab lecturers teaching Jewish and Arab teachers how to teach in the ‘other’ society: Insights into the development of intercultural competence in a high-intensity conflict society 犹太和阿拉伯讲师教授犹太和阿拉伯教师如何在 "另一个 "社会中教学：洞察高强度冲突社会中跨文化能力的发展

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102039

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Intercultural sensitivity and measurement instruments: A systematic review of the literature 跨文化敏感性和测量工具：文献系统回顾

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102035

{"title":"Intercultural sensitivity and measurement instruments: A systematic review of the literature","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Over the last decades, European Union policies and the 2030 Agenda have focused on promoting social inclusion and fighting discrimination for achieving a better citizenship cohesion. To this end, intercultural sensitivity (hereafter, IS) is a determining factor. This situation has led to a proliferation of studies and research on this concept. However, no review of the scientific literature reporting on the current advancements has been found. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse recently published research and studies (2017–2021) on IS, so to obtain an approximation on the advances that have been made in this field and at which point is the research currently. The methodology followed for the systematic review is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) model. The initial search yielded 221 articles and, after an exhaustive review, 32 studies were selected. The main findings revolve around the description of the studies, their aims and their new contributions on the subject. These results allow us to propose a reorientation of the research that should be carried out to continue investigating and advancing in the field of IS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147176724001044/pdfft?md5=0da4ad15061d2f6b17bfae96baa72c24&pid=1-s2.0-S0147176724001044-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141961005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Systematic literature review of factors influencing reacculturation after returning home from a stay abroad 关于影响海外留学回国后再适应的因素的系统文献综述

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102037

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