Coping Strategies Adopted by Regular Undergraduate International Students in Southern Ghana Universities on Their Adjustment Needs

Abstract

The study investigated the coping strategies adopted by regular undergraduate international students of the universities in southern Ghana on their adjustment needs. The descriptive design of the quantitative research approach was employed for the study. The research instrument used to elicit responses was a questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (Independent samples t-test and Kruskal-Wallis H test). The findings showed that there was no significant difference in the coping strategies on the adjustment needs of undergraduate regular international students based on both gender and age. It was recommended, among other things, that policy makers and management of the universities must take into account the reality of the adjustment needs of regular undergraduate international students and consider effective ways of making their stay in southern Ghana’s universities less stressful. Keywords: coping strategies, adjustment needs, international students, emotions, gender DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-10-03 Publication date: April 30 th 2023