Figure 2
The diagram shows four vertical sections labeled on top from left to right as follows: “Covariates,” “Competence in L 2 Communication,” “Acculturation Strategies,” and “Adaptation.” In the “Covariates” section, there are three text boxes arranged in a vertical series labeled from top to bottom as follows: “Study Level (Postgraduate),” “Gender (Male),” and “Overseas Experience.” To the right, under “Competence in L 2 Communication,” there is a single text box labeled “Competence in L 2 Communication.” In the “Acculturation Strategies” section, there are two text boxes labeled “Co-National Identification” on top and “Host-national Identification” below. In the “Adaptation” section, there are three text boxes arranged in a vertical series labeled from top to bottom as follows: “Academic Adaptation,” “Sociocultural Adaptation,” and “Psychological Adaptation.” Two right-pointing arrows extend from “Study Level (Postgraduate),” one pointing to “Co-National Identification” labeled –0.18, and another directly to “Academic Adaptation” labeled 0.20. A right-pointing arrow extends from “Gender (Male)” pointing to “Academic Adaptation” labeled –0.14. Right-pointing arrows extend from “Competence in L2 Communication” to “Academic Adaptation,” “Sociocultural Adaptation,” and “Psychological Adaptation” labeled 0.37, 0.32, and 0.24 respectively. From “Co-National Identification,” arrows point to “Academic Adaptation,” “Sociocultural Adaptation,” and “Psychological Adaptation” labeled 0.31, 0.26, and 0.18 respectively. From “Host-national Identification,” an arrow points to “Sociocultural Adaptation” labeled 0.21.Results of path analysis. Note: Path coefficients were significant at α = 0.05; non-significant path coefficients were not presented. Source: Authors’ own creation