Psychological Resilience-Based Multifactorial Framework of Expatriate Adjustment
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3907-3924 |
| Journal / Publication | Psychology Research and Behavior Management |
| Volume | 16 |
| Online published | 21 Sept 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
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Abstract
Introduction: Expatriates are facing more stressors, such as cross-cultural adjustment, global political instability, family separation, health concern. The black swan events of the pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war have posed significant challenges in the current international environment. Adapting to an expatriate environment as soon as possible is critical to expatriate success. This study aims to examine the factors that affect expatriate adjustment through psychological resilience.
Methods: Guided by person-environment (p-e) fit theory, an expatriate adjustment framework based on psychological resilience is proposed, and 309 valid sample data are used for structural equation model (SEM) analysis.
Results: The results show that expatriate adjustment is a psychological process based on the development of resilience. Social support plays a buffering role in dealing with environmental deviations induced stressors. The person-environment transactional process is the most critical adjustment process.
Discussion: The development of expatriate adjustment is divided into four stages (shock, buffer, adjustment, mastery) consistent with resilience development. Project managers can take different expatriate management strategies from multiple aspects. Finally, this study proposes the U-curve hypothesis of expatriates’ psychological resilience development aligned with the U-curve process of expatriate adjustment for future research.
© 2023 Gao et al.
Methods: Guided by person-environment (p-e) fit theory, an expatriate adjustment framework based on psychological resilience is proposed, and 309 valid sample data are used for structural equation model (SEM) analysis.
Results: The results show that expatriate adjustment is a psychological process based on the development of resilience. Social support plays a buffering role in dealing with environmental deviations induced stressors. The person-environment transactional process is the most critical adjustment process.
Discussion: The development of expatriate adjustment is divided into four stages (shock, buffer, adjustment, mastery) consistent with resilience development. Project managers can take different expatriate management strategies from multiple aspects. Finally, this study proposes the U-curve hypothesis of expatriates’ psychological resilience development aligned with the U-curve process of expatriate adjustment for future research.
© 2023 Gao et al.
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- expatriate adjustment, international assignments, multifactorial framework, psychological resilience
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Psychological Resilience-Based Multifactorial Framework of Expatriate Adjustment. / Gao, Lili; Lu, Ying; Zhang, Na et al.
In: Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Vol. 16, 2023, p. 3907-3924.
In: Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Vol. 16, 2023, p. 3907-3924.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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