Abstract
International students’ struggles for academic success and cultural adjustment in the U.S. are made more difficult by their experience of racism. The International Student Office (ISO) on many campuses offers an alternative third source of support to augment support from new friends in the host culture, and friends and family back home. In this study, students (N = 52) from East Asian countries who had been in the U.S. less than three years completed measures of adult attachment, perceived social support, stressful life events, experiences of racism, and psychological symptoms of distress. Attachment security was associated with more support from the new friends in the U.S. Support from the ISO appeared to significantly buffer the effects of racism perceived by international students.
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