Factors Associated with Acculturative Stress among International Medical Students

Table 4

Correlations between ASSIS (total score and subscores) and variables.

	ASSIS	Perceived discrimination	Homesickness	Perceived hate/rejection	Fear	Stress due to change/culture shock	Guilt	Non-specific concerns
Age
Year of study
Comfortable speaking Romanian
Comfortable speaking English
Comfortable with country’s climate
Comfortable with local transport
Comfortable with neighbors
Comfortable with local food	r=−0.240; p=0.000	r=−0.185; p=0.003	r=−0.114; p=0.064	r=−0.210; p=0.001	r=−0.243; p=0.000	r=−0.328; p=0.000	r=−0.188; p=0.002	r=−0.205; p=0.001
Comfortable communicating with homeowner	r=−0.126; p=0.040	r=−0.131; p=0.033	r=0.053; p=0.390	r=−0.105; p=0.089	r=−0.166; p=0.007	r=−0.108; p=0.078	r=−0.015; p=0.804	r=−0.163; p=0.008
Satisfaction with colleagues	r=−0.266; p=0.000	r=−0.222; p=0.000	r=−0.155; p=0.012	r=−0.244; p=0.000	r=−0.221; p=0.000	r=−0.242; p=0.000	r=−0.135; p=0.028	r=−0.232; p=0.000
Satisfaction with teachers	r=−0.258; p=0.000	r=−0.265; p=0.000	r=−0.007; p=0.916	r=−0.220; p=0.000	r=−0.300; p=0.000	r=−0.257; p=0.000	r=−0.141; p=0.022	r=−0.234; p=0.000
Satisfaction with administrative staff	r=−0.275; p=0.000	r=−0.294; p=0.000	r=−0.047; p=0.445	r=−0.218; p=0.000	r=−0.271; p=0.000	r=−0.152; p=0.013	r=−0.169; p=0.006	r=−0.275; p=0.000

A value lower than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.