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A new orientation program for Asian international graduate students: a field experiment

Fan, Jinyan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092153299

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2004, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Psychology.
The present study was conducted to examine the efficacy and the psychology of a new, theory-based newcomer orientation program, called “Realistic Orientation Programs for new Employee Stress” (ROPES), proposed by John Wanous and his colleagues (Wanous, 1992; Wanous & Reichers, 2000), in facilitating newcomers’ adjustment using a longitudinal field experiment design, in a sample of Asian international graduate students. Seventy-five first-year international Asian graduate students entering Ohio State University were randomly assigned to either the control condition or the ROPES condition. Participants in the control condition received a 3-hour traditional orientation program. Participants in the ROPES condition participated in a shortened version of the traditional program (2 hours) and a 90-minute ROPES session. The participants were tracked four times, approximately 1, 3, 6, and 9 months after school started. Some participants from the ROPES group received a booster at the 4th month, while some participants from the control group received a delayed ROPES at the 7th month. Results showed that although the effects of the secondary treatments (i.e., booster and delayed ROPES) were limited, the effects of the primary treatment were significant and comprehensive. Specifically, relative to the control participants, the ROPES participants perceived the orientation to be more helpful, had lower, more realistic expectations, reported somewhat higher adjustment self-efficacy, exerted more efforts on English improvement and social interaction, felt less stressed, reported higher levels of academic and social adjustment, and displayed a faster adjustment rate. Results suggested that 1) many of the treatment's beneficial effects did not occur immediately, but emerged over time, and 2) perceived stress mediated the treatment effect on some adjustment outcome variables. Overall, the present study demonstrated that ROPES was effective in facilitating newcomer adjustment. The implications for organizational practice and directions for future research were discussed.
John Wanous (Advisor)
256 p.
Psychology, General
Newcomer Orientation/Socialization; International Adjustment; Coping

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  • Fan, J. (2004). A new orientation program for Asian international graduate students: a field experiment [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092153299

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fan, Jinyan. A new orientation program for Asian international graduate students: a field experiment. 2004. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092153299.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fan, Jinyan. "A new orientation program for Asian international graduate students: a field experiment." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092153299

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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