The Role of Bicultural Self-Efficacy and Cognitive-Affective Factors on Psychological Well-Being

Due to increasing number of immigrant and international students, examining factors that contribute to this population’s well-being is of outmost importance. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of bicultural self-efficacy in the relationship between cognitive-affective factors of emotional intelligence (EI) and ambiguity tolerance (AT) and psychological well-being. Immigrant and international students (N = 176) completed measures of Bicultural Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES; David, Okazaki, & Saw, 2009), Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS; Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey, & Palfai, 1995), Multiple Stimulus Types Ambiguity Tolerance Scale-II (MSTAT-II; McLain, 2009), and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS; Ryff, 1989). The following hypotheses were tested: (a) EI, AT, and bicultural self-efficacy will uniquely and positively contribute to psychological well-being; (b) the association between EI, AT, and psychological well-being will be moderated by bicultural self-efficacy. The results revealed that bicultural self-efficacy and cognitive-affective factors were uniquely and positively associated with psychological well-being. Furthermore, bicultural self-efficacy did not moderate the relationship between cognitive-affective factors and psychological well-being. Implications for practice regarding working with immigrant and international college student populations are presented. Limitations of the study along with future directions for research are also highlighted.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Studies

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Broustovetskaia, Alexandra

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ayse Ciftci
• Eric Deemer
• Susan L Prieto-Welch
• JoAnn Phillion

• biculturalism
• college students
• well-being

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1170

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2386