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cord-276976-ybsk1r79	Jiang, Qinxu	Factors Influencing Life Satisfaction of International Students in Mainland China	2020-08-04		.txt	text/plain	9395	414	36	In this context, a general description of counseling services available in higher education institutions in China is provided, followed by suggestions for developing such services that address the specific needs of international students. Zhang and Goodson (2011) reviewed 64 peer-reviewed American journal articles published between 1990 and 2009 to investigate predictors of international students' psychological adjustment to life in the U.S. Consistent with Smith and Khawaja's (2011) findings, factors such as general stress, social support, language proficiency, the characteristics of the origin country, social connectedness with locals, gender, self-efficacy, personality and length of stay in the host location were most frequently reported as influences on adjustment. More recently, the following influences have gained attention in the literature, with seemingly more sophisticated variables being given attention: cultural distance/proximity, individual coping competence, campus support services, prior sojourn experience, and predeparture preparedness all seem to be particularly important for international students' adjustments (Alemu and Cordier 2017; Ammigan and Jones 2018; Hennings and Tanabe 2018; Kosheleva et al.	./cache/cord-276976-ybsk1r79.txt	./txt/cord-276976-ybsk1r79.txt